O N APRIL 23RD, the day after a brutal terrorist attack in Indian-administrated Kashmir, a region claimed by both India and Pakistan, a long-standing water treaty between the two countries was suspended by India’s government. Why has water become a diplomatic weapon between the two nuclear powers in South Asia?

On Tuesday, Pakistan said it had credible intel that India was planning a military strike within the next 24-36 hours (a timeframe that did not materialize by the time of writing on Friday morning ET).

India's bold decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty has left Pakistan grappling with a crisis of its own making. Announced after the Pahalgam terrorist