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Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India

  • Written by Pintu Kumar Mahla, Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
imageA boat crosses the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 5, 2025. MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

When Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to join the U.N.’s Water Convention earlier this year, it was presented as a win-win.

Signing up to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses...

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