In Quest of Cooperation: Inter-State River Water Conflicts in India

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Cauvery dispute can be traced to a colonial past which continues to torment the riparian states even today.

Abstract: The threat of scarcity, distribution and quality of water, a finite, natural resource, has made its relationship with conflict. This is an area of continued interest and debate in both the policy literature and popular press.

The author is Professor of Geography, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. ninasingh99@gmail.com