{"id":192778,"date":"2026-01-17T16:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=192778"},"modified":"2026-01-17T16:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:51:30","slug":"indias-water-politics-could-pose-serious-humanitarian-threat-in-s-asia-us-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/17\/indias-water-politics-could-pose-serious-humanitarian-threat-in-s-asia-us-journal.html","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s water politics could pose serious humanitarian threat in S. Asia: US journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-192779\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/40-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Washington: An American journal has strongly supported Pakistan\u2019s position regarding India\u2019s actions against the Indus Waters Treaty, warning that these steps could pose a serious humanitarian threat in South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the US publication, The National Interest, in its report said India\u2019s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has introduced a new dimension to water politics in the region. It stated that the move could increase regional tensions and instability.<\/p>\n<p>The journal noted that India\u2019s \u201cDulhasti Stage-II\u201d project is a direct challenge to the treaty and represents an attempt to turn water into a strategic weapon. It warned that a water crisis in South Asia could become a major humanitarian danger.<\/p>\n<p>The report further stated that India\u2019s refusal to provide water-related data violates international laws. It highlighted that the International Court of Justice has clearly ruled that India cannot unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty.<\/p>\n<p>The National Interest added that the IWT is a fundamental guarantee for water security in South Asia. It emphasized that India is legally obligated to provide water from the western rivers to Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The report condemned India\u2019s attempt to weaponize water, saying it is unacceptable under international courts and laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington: An American journal has strongly supported Pakistan\u2019s position regarding India\u2019s actions against the Indus Waters Treaty, warning that these steps could pose a serious humanitarian threat in South Asia. According to Kashmir Media Service, the US publication, The National Interest, in its report said India\u2019s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has introduced a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":192779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/40-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192780,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192778\/revisions\/192780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}