India/Pakistan: Water Weaponisation and the Indus Crisis: A Treaty Broken, a Region at Risk

Jan 7, 2026 | Arshad H. Abbasi
Friday Times
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The land between the rivers, the cradle of human civilisation, is being transformed, carefully and deliberately, into its grave. History is not merely repeating itself; it is returning in its most dangerous and unforgiving form. This is the age of water wars.

But unlike the conflicts of ancient Mesopotamia, this is not a struggle of tribes armed with primitive tools. This is a confrontation between nuclear-armed states, executed through satellites, real-time hydrological controls, advanced dam engineering, and selective obedience to international law. To ignore this moment is not ignorance; it is an invitation to catastrophe.