This book examines India's transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian neighbours - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. It explores the history and politics of the transboundary river waters in this region as well as discusses current disputes and future concerns.
Amit Ranjan is Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore. He is the author of India-Bangladesh Border Disputes: History and Post-LBA Dynamics (2018) and has edited three books - Partition of India: Postcolonial Legacies (2019), India in South Asia: Challenges and Management (2019) and Water Issues in Himalayan South Asia: Internal Challenges, Disputes and Transboundary Tensions (2020). His papers, review essays and book reviews have been widely published in journals, including Asian Affairs, Asian Survey, Economic & Political Weekly, India Quarterly, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Studies in Indian Politics, Social Change, South Asia Research, The Roundtable: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. He has also contributed commentaries, opinion editorials and reviews in newspapers and websites such as The Citizen, The Friday Times, The Wire, and Prabhat Khabar.
Introduction 1. South Asia: Region, History and Politics 2. Water Disputes between India and Pakistan 3. Water Disputes between India and Bangladesh 4. Water and Hydroelectric Power Project Issues between India and Nepal 5. Concerns over Indian Hydroelectric Power Projects in Bhutan. Conclusion. Appendices