Geopolitics of dam design on the Indus

TY - JOUR

T1 - Geopolitics of dam design on the Indus

AU - Akhter, Majed

N1 - Export Date: 16 November 2018

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - The legal geopolitics of the Baglihar and Kishenganga hydroelectric power projects, whose legitimacy under the Indus Waters Treaty has been contested by Pakistan, demonstrates the political nature of technology and the governance of technology need not remain out-of-bounds for non-engineers. In attempting an understanding, this article seeks to step outside the conventional nationalist mode of geopolitical analysis.

AB - The legal geopolitics of the Baglihar and Kishenganga hydroelectric power projects, whose legitimacy under the Indus Waters Treaty has been contested by Pakistan, demonstrates the political nature of technology and the governance of technology need not remain out-of-bounds for non-engineers. In attempting an understanding, this article seeks to step outside the conventional nationalist mode of geopolitical analysis.

M3 - Article

VL - 48

SP - 24

EP - 26

JO - Economic and Political Weekly

JF - Economic and Political Weekly

IS - 19

ER -