Project envisages constructing a barrage with storage capacity of 0.30 MAF to stabilise Jhelum’s water level. It was abandoned in 1987 after strong objections from Pakistan.
Conceived in the early 80s, work began on the Tulbul project in 1984 on river Jhelum, at the mouth of the Wular Lake, India’s largest freshwater lake near Sopore in North Kashmir.
While surveillance & action have increased since CCTVs were installed last year, the problem of recreational hunting of migratory birds has been a challenge for years.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
IWT is history. Pakistan wants to treat India as a perennial enemy of kafirs. Only Indians are still infatuated with IWT on moral terms. Keeping the Indus waters in India will put a leash on Pakistan’s hate towards India and make it see reality.
IWT is history. Pakistan wants to treat India as a perennial enemy of kafirs. Only Indians are still infatuated with IWT on moral terms. Keeping the Indus waters in India will put a leash on Pakistan’s hate towards India and make it see reality.