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Strategic Waters: The Indus Treaty Abeyance and South Asia’s Hydropolitical Future
India's recent move to put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 has caused a ripple in South Asia's hydro-diplomatic circles. Among the most striking moves in the…
A Test of Governance: India’s Struggle Against Environmental Upheaval
India finds itself facing relentless natural calamities as a result of environmental change, set against a backdrop of a governance system that is woefully unprepared for the escalating crisis. The country is frequently battered by floods, droughts, landslides, and heatwaves,…
SCO 2024: Pakistan’s Strategic Moment to Influence Regional Perceptions
After a significant hiatus, Pakistan became the center of international attention by hosting dignitaries from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, observers, and special guests on October 16 in Islamabad. Most notable, however, was Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam…
Financing Pakistan’s Climate Adaptation Initiatives
Pakistan’s devastating 2022 floods unambiguously elucidate the stark realities of climate change. The event indicates an existential danger that demands immediate and earnest policy attention. Pakistan’s climate crisis has metamorphosed into a distinctive security challenge—one that deviates from conventional security…
Bangladesh is Forging Ahead with a Green Foreign Policy
Bangladesh is considered one of the most vulnerable countries to climate-induced risks and ranks seventh among the extreme disaster risk-prone countries. The Climate Risk Index 2021 states that climate change has caused grave humanitarian losses with casualties counted at 11,450…
The Economic Costs of Pakistan’s Floods
Over the past month, Pakistan has been hit by the worst flooding in the country’s modern history. The floods have put "one-third of the country underwater" and the deaths of close to 1,500 people. Estimates note a further 33 million…