Water War

English/10mins 49secs/2002
Producer/Director: All Time Productions, Nutan Manmohan
Commissioned by: Mark Bauman, National Geographic Channel, U.S.A.

Subject Focus: Water could soon become a source of conflict between nations. It has already started in Asia.

Summary: The water conflict is clearly spreading across the globe and when such a confrontation crops up between two nuclear neighbours who have a history of three battles…. it can take the form of a ‘water war’. The Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan – that helps the two countries to share the waters of five rivers that flow from the Kashmir, has become a point of confrontation. Analysts warn that if water is used as a weapon in current tensions between India and Pakistan, it could result in full-scale water. Clearly, the prophecy that the future wars will be fought on the issue of water is coming true.