As climate change and geopolitical tensions converge, South Asia's fragile hydro-politics could be entering a dangerous new ...

The river dolphins of South Asia are blind, anti-social animals that spend most of their lives swimming on their sides. These dolphins never see the ocean, and are a far cry from the popular image of ...

Rivers with their flowing water unite all people and give a message of peace and unity. This is particularly true in the context of the Indus river system which nurtured so many civilizations.

The Indus is the longest river in South Asia, spanning over 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) long. It actually includes a complex system of tributaries that flows from Tibet, through divided Kashmir, ...

“There is no provision for suspension in the treaty, so we are entering into a grey area,” Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, told The Independent.

They all run southward, through Upper Burma to the rice fields of the south, and then into the Gulf of Martaban and the Bay of Bengal. Who conquers Burma must win the rivers and their valleys.

Research covers Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, with a focus on human rights, such as the rights of women, and attitudes to water in the region. All the world’s religions live side-by-side ...

The risks are aggravated by black carbon pollution, which could curb water supply from many rivers flowing through the ...

India’s decision to put the agreement “in abeyance” — and the vague conditions it has imposed on Pakistan to reverse that — ...

Scientists have associated atmospheric rivers with up to 56% of extreme precipitation (rainfall and snowfall) in South Asia, although there are limited studies on the region. In neighbouring ...

Major rivers including the Brahmaputra and the Koshi, which flow through several countries, have overflowed their banks due to heavy rain. Floods and landslides are not uncommon during South Asia ...