{"id":1529,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/despite-the-differences-between-india-and-pakistan-on-various-upsc-psir-2017-4101\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:15","slug":"despite-the-differences-between-india-and-pakistan-on-various-upsc-psir-2017-4101","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/despite-the-differences-between-india-and-pakistan-on-various-upsc-psir-2017-4101\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDespite the differences between India and Pakistan on various issues, Indus Water Treaty has stood the test of times.\u2019 In the light of this statement, discuss the recent developments over this issue."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 1960, World Bank <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> basin divided, not shared <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> design built to keep water out of politics<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> three wars, standoffs 1987\u20132019, treaty intact <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> durability came from institutional insulation, not goodwill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>eastern rivers India \/ western rivers Pakistan, ~20% non-consumptive <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Permanent Indus Commission + neutral expert + arbitration <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> insulation from politics <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Drabu<\/b>: among the world\u2019s most successful <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> survived 1965, 1971, 1999 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> strain both ways: Tulbul objections \/ 80% grievance \/ Article XII lock <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ranjan<\/b>: water nationalism, militant pick-up <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Uri 2016 \u201cblood and water\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2019 threat <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 23 April 2025 suspension, Article 62 Vienna Convention<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>leverage limited <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Drabu<\/b>\u2019s arithmetic: diversion or storage, thirty to fifty years, severe environmental cost <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Yaqoob<\/b>: treaty a \u201cnon-exit\u201d partnership<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> treaty lasted because water stayed out of politics <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> recent turn breaks that insulation<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> suspension short of termination <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Chellaney<\/b>: renegotiate for changed realities as the steadier route<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[45],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[83],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1529","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-45","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-south-asia","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4941,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1529\/revisions\/4941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}