Water Rights
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India-China Water Dispute: Delhi Speeds Up Work on Largest Dam
DID Press: India has accelerated the construction of its largest-ever dam in response to concerns over the potential effects of China’s massive dam project in Tibet. Internal assessments in New Delhi indicate that the Chinese dam on the Xiang River…
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China Expels US Destroyer from Waters Near Huangyan
DID Press: China’s military says it has expelled the U.S. Navy destroyer Higgins from what it claims are its territorial waters near Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. China’s military has expelled the U.S. destroyer Higgins that illegally intruded…
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No Compromise on Our Water Share, Pakistan warns India
DID Press: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday warned India against choking Pakistan’s share of Indus River waters, vowing that not “a single drop” would be allowed to be stolen. Declaring water the nation’s lifeblood, he vowed a decisive…
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Tatarstan Official in Kabul: Ready to Invest in Panjshir-to-Kabul Water Transfer Project
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban’s caretaker government, met with Oleg Vladimirovich Korobchenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan, to discuss expanding…
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Israeli Raid on Humanitarian Aid Ship in International Waters; All Crew Arrested
DID Press: In the early Saturday morning, July 26, 2025, Israeli military forces seized the civilian ship “Handala,” which was carrying humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, in international waters 40 miles from the Gaza Strip. According to reports,…
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Water War in South Asia; Pakistan Labels India’s Threat as “Irrational”
DIDPress: Following recent remarks by the Indian Prime Minister regarding the possible suspension of Pakistan’s access to shared water resources, Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, labeled the threat as “irrational.” Cutting off water to Pakistan’s 240 million population is…
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