Its impact on Pakistan’s citizens is an important issue, but not the only one. At stake are India’s water sharing agreements with Nepal and Bangladesh.

Bharat Bhushan

Despite public enthusiasm in India about the Indus Waters Treaty being held in abeyance, the move is strategically flawed, and will have adverse consequences for India in the region. Its impact on Pakistan’s citizens is an important issue, but not the only one. At stake are India’s water sharing agreements with Nepal and Bangladesh. China could now gain strategic space by expanding hydrological co-operation with them.

Disputes over the allocation of water and its usage are normal for countries sharing transboundary rivers Agriculture, energy production, and industry and domestic consumption needs underline the securitisation of water by both upper and lower riparian states. Any disruption in flows will have economic consequences and can trigger migration, political instability, and both internal and external conflict.

This is as true not only of the six rivers of the Indus system as for the transboundary rivers shared by India with Bangladesh, Nepal and China….

https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/weaponising-indus-waters-treaty-is-a-strategic-mistake-3521599

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