The Latest Breaking News from Indus

The driver lost control at speed, veering off a bridge into the icy Indus river in northern Pakistan, local media report

India wants to renegotiate the 64-year-old pact under which the neighbours split water from six Himalayan rivers.

Bahata Ansumali Mukhopadhyay, a software engineer who has for many years now been researching on Indus Valley script and symbols, believes that the inscribed stamp-seals were primarily used for enforcing certain rules involving taxation, trade or access control.

In Pakistan, illiterate fishermen have become citizen scientists, helping to revive the fortunes of the endangered Indus River dolphin.

Senior citizens visit Ladakh, India, despite unsolicited advice. Enjoyed awe-inspiring landscapes, picturesque oases, monasteries, quaint hamlets. Visited confluence of Zanskar and Indus, prayer flags, Pangong Tso, Chusul village, war memorial, Lamayuru monastery. Met cheerful Israeli youngsters, American gentleman who worked with IAEA. Experienced warmth and hospitality of locals.

The Indus Waters Treaty, which has again become a source of contention between India and Pakistan, considerably encapsulates the principle of equitable allocation

In an atmosphere of a lack of trust, judicial recourse is not likely to address the growing needs of India and Pakistan

In the long sweep of human history, water has always played a central role in determining the geography of civilizations, and eons ago it influenced the migration of our early ancestors out of Africa and across the world. The ability to manage water contributed to the success or failure of…

- The World Bank said its decision to allow two separate proceedings to resolve a long-running disagreement over water between India and Pakistan to run in parallel was because it feared the stalemate endangered the historic Indus Water Treaty.

A shift in perspective can future-proof the Indus Water Treaty.

One-third of Pakistan is under water. The usually life-giving monsoon has instead flooded much of the Indus river valley.