EP-429 | India vs Pakistan Over Indus Waters Treaty: 'Water War' Coming Soon? | Tilak & Uttam

Tilak Devasher is the author of four widely acclaimed books on Pakistan and a former member of the National Security Advisory Board. He lives and breathes Pakistan, closely tracking its politics, military, and society.Uttam Kumar Sinha is a scholar and commentator on transboundary rivers, climate change, and the Arctic. He is a Senior Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses and the author of 'Trial by Water: Indus Basin and India-Pakistan Relations' (2025) and 'Indus Basin Uninterrupted' (2021).In this edition of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the guests discuss the Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, and how it has become the latest flashpoint between the two countries. Will Pakistan face a water crisis due to the suspension of the treaty? More on Ayub Khan, Nehru, Modi and Asim Munir.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction02:00 – Indus Waters Treaty Geography07:54 – Nehru's Vision14:39 – Importance of Chenab22:12 – Pakistan's Water Crisis27:50 – India's Dam Projects35:40 – Abeyance of Water Treaty40:07 – India's Water Storage Capacity46:20 – Chenab-Beas Link Project54:49 – Pak's Diplomatic Strategy1:03:20 – How Indus Waters Treaty Was Signed1:11:23 – Pakistan's Internal Water Conflict1:18:10 – India's Narrative