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Debate #258 · Water security and the Indus

Has the Indus Waters Treaty served Pakistan's interests against India?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · International Relations · Pakistan Affairs
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)Evidence (1)PositionsSame themeIs Pakistan's water crisis mainly self-inflicted mismanagement or the result of external pressure?Will transboundary water disputes push Pakistan towards conflict with its neighbours?Should Pakistan prioritise building large dams to secure its water future?
+1 moreIs Pakistan's agricultural decline a water problem or a governance problem?

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Examiners want: treaty provisions, distribution of rivers, Indian projects on western rivers, dispute mechanisms, effect on bilateral relations, both sides

The questions

2025
CSS · Pakistan Affairs · Question

How did the Indus Waters Treaty (1960) affect water distribution and relations between Pakistan and India?

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2017
CSS · International Relations · Evaluate

Evaluate the significance of water conflict between India and Pakistan in perspective of Indus Water Treaty.

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Evidence you can cite

IWT river allocation: Eastern: Ravi/Beas/Sutlej to India; Western: Indus/Jhelum/Chenab largely to Pakistan subject to treaty provisions (1960)World Bank

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