Modi's Dangerous Anti-Pakistan Antics Could Push the Two Countries towards a Water War

Dec 4, 2016 | Usman Ali Khan
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Recently, the distribution of water between two Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka has become a source of conflict over water divide, sweltering both into flames. This issue is India's internal matter regarding water distribution from the river Cauvery. Riots also erupted when Supreme Court of India ordered to divert some water from Cauvery to Tamil Nadu. The unrest impelled Indian Prime Minister Modi to appeal for dissolution of the issue peacefully and sharing water equally at domestic level.

However, regionally, while talking about Pakistan, PM Modi has reiterated that the water belonging to India cannot flow to Pakistan. As tensions between both South Asian states are on the verge of spilling over, such a statement by Modi invokes an important question:  Could the subcontinent's nuclear powers (India and Pakistan) cause a water war? In view of the recent Line of Control (LoC) violations and Kashmir dispute, this statement of Modi is fermenting the two nations towards water war.