Indika
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for your kind info, India & pakistan abstained from ratifying it.Law is by the UN which governs all rivers in the world and gives rights to down stream states to water... nearly all rivers in the worls flow through many countries...
Ok. Live in modi' s bubble...
Come back and tag me on the day treaty is broken.... i cannot hace arguemenent with ignorant rants
https://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/7229-China-and-India-ignore-UN-watercourses-convention/en
Beth Walker: Will the Convention have any significant effect on discussions over the use of international rivers in China and South Asia?
Srinivas Chokkakula – researcher in inter-state water issues at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi:
South Asian countries and China are not legally bound by the Convention as none of them ratified it. Only party states are bound by the Convention, so arguably the Convention’s entry into force has no effect on non-signatories in the region.
Geopolitical and strategic imperatives do not justify a state becoming a party to the Convention unless other states with transboundary water associations also become parties. For instance, India cannot find it prudent to ratify when China votes against.
However, a clear impact of Convention’s entry into force is that it elevates the international customary law of transboundary water conflicts, creating a new reference point. Its status as the UN Convention draws attention to the codified principles of international customary law of transboundary water cooperation. It offers legitimate and effective practices for data sharing, negotiation and dispute resolution that could be followed in bilateral or multilateral water-sharing arrangements. The Convention provides a basis for transboundary water negotiations and enables reconsideration of existing arrangements, which tend to be fragmented and asymmetrical.
http://www.asianscientist.com/2015/05/features/law-china-india-share-himalayan-waters/
UN Law Can Help China And India Share Himalayan Waters Joining the UN Convention on Watercourses could help China and India negotiate water sharing agreements. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at:
We are not party to it so good luck with ur bubble.