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Do you think that India should sign a treaty with China on water sharing of Brahmaputra River, similar to what she did with Nepal and other neighbouring states?

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  • India and the Global Centres of Power

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India has a water instrument with almost every neighbour: the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan (1960), the Kosi (1954), Gandak (1959) and Mahakali (1996) agreements with Nepal, the Ganga Waters Treaty with Bangladesh (1996, expiring in December 2026) and hydropower agreements with Bhutan from Chukha (1974) onward. With China, the upper riparian of the Brahmaputra,…

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  • Why India needs a treaty
  • Why the Nepal model does not fit
  • What India should seek instead
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