Security Nexus Perspective Explores Water, Terrorism, and Escalating Risk in South Asia

By |2025-05-08T10:24:56-10:00May 8th, 2025|Categories: Journal, news, Sitaraman|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

A Security Nexus perspective, “Terrorism and Water Wars: India-Pakistan on the Brink of a Major Conflagration,” by Ms. Anuttama Banerji and Dr. Srini Sitaraman, examines the mounting crisis between India and Pakistan following the April 2025 terrorist attack in Kashmir that claimed 26 lives. The authors argue that India’s decision to suspend participation in the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)—a longstanding cornerstone of India-Pakistan conflict management—marks a dramatic and dangerous escalation with wide-ranging implications.