International water law and hydropolitics: An enquiry into the water conflict between India and Nepal

Vasani, Harsh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-6860 (2023) International water law and hydropolitics: An enquiry into the water conflict between India and Nepal. Water International, 48 (2). pp. 259-281. ISSN 0250-8060

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Abstract

Despite an open border, shared culture, religious ties and strong people-to-people connectivity, governance of transboundary water resources has often led to diplomatic conflicts between India and Nepal. It is not unusual for hydro-development projects between the two to run into delays or opposition, despite great domestic need for water and electricity in both countries. Using fieldwork in Delhi and Kathmandu, this paper illustrates the factors that impede cooperation between the two sides on shared rivers and how the inadequacies of international water laws manifest themselves in bilateral negotiations on water governance. The paper locates the benefit-sharing framework in international water law using the case studies of the Pancheshwar and the SaptaKoshi–SunKoshi Project in the Mahakali and Koshi basins.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding: This work was supported by the British International Studies Association; University of East Anglia.
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2023 14:30
Last Modified:	23 Mar 2024 12:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91295
DOI:	10.1080/02508060.2023.2176595

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