CM Mann questioned the centre's decision stating that there was no need since Punjab police was already providing security to the dam, and that he would raise the issue with the PM.
Additional security has been deployed at the dam to thwart any threat or terror incidents. They will take position as soon as logistics & accommodation issues are addressed.
Chinese commentary repeatedly casts India as a hegemonic upstream actor leveraging its geographic position, while China is painted as a stabilising force.
CM Bhagwant Mann has defended his move claiming Punjab has no surplus water, a statement rejected by Haryana's Nayab Saini govt. 5 districts face strain in Haryana.
On Wednesday, court warned Punjab not to compel it to issue tough orders. But with Punjab CM refusing to back down, Sutlej-Yamuna link seems to be headed for fresh confrontation.
With Cauvery river water being an extremely emotive issue, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK & ally Congress, which is in power in Karnataka, are walking a political tightrope.
The recent tension with Nepal, misunderstanding with Bhutan and border clash with China show that India can no longer create policy of long-term water security in isolation.
SC will decide the fate of appeals filed against a tribunal order that had divided the Cauvery water between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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