Winning the Indus lawfare

FEW agreements in the belligerent India-Pakistan relations have demonstrated the resilience of the Indus Waters Treaty. Wars have been fought, but despite all this, through every crisis, the IWT endured. Why? Because this endurance reflects a reality that neither India nor Pakistan can escape. Rivers continue to flow regardless of political tensions. In the modern space, the dispu­­te has acquired a fast-paced lawfare dimension. The term ‘lawfare’ is often used casually. But every legal disag...

By [email protected] (Hassan Aslam Shad)