Re-negotiating the Mahakali Treaty in the changing geopolitics of Nepal

Lama, Nabraj

doi:10.29322/ijsrp.9.01.2019.p8554

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“…33 For details, see Renner (2009, p. 2) andRai et al (2017, p. 791). 34 See Iyer (2013) and Lama (2019). 30 Zeitoun (2007 in Mirumachi andAllan 2007) has considered 'Securitized' and 'opportunitized' as the two sides of a coin, whereby the former is related to the threat that rationalises emergency measures.…”

Section: Response To Hydro-hegemony: Resource Nationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenging hydro-hegemony of India: resistance of Nepal in the Upper Karnali and Saptakoshi dam project

Tandan

2021

Sustain. Water Resour. Manag.

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The hydropolitical interaction of Nepal and India can be well defined within the framework of hydro-hegemony. Two case studies of hydro-hegemony and counter-hegemony are illustrated in this paper, unleashing the approach of resistance from the vantage point of Nepal: Upper Karnali and Saptakoshi high dam. Both case studies share a common norm that Nepal, as a small state, has been providing access to the Indian hydro-hegemony, which has compelled it to slowly cede its rights from its water resources. As such, in a historical manner, Nepal is not only losing the opportunity of capitalising on its water resources, but also fixing itself in a vulnerable position in terms of the water securitisation. However, for the two projects lying entirely within the (political) territory of Nepal, the state-level resistance is still feasible to deter and deflect the unintended detrimental effect on Nepal.

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Section: Response To Hydro-hegemony: Resource Nationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This scenario is often used for indicating the condition of overconsumption of natural resources like water. 36 See also Iyer (2013) and Lama (2019).…”

Section: Response To Hydro-hegemony: Resource Nationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenging hydro-hegemony of India: resistance of Nepal in the Upper Karnali and Saptakoshi dam project

Tandan

2021

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“…It was done in a dramatic manner, amidst strong disapproval from many parliamentarians (Thapa, 2017). The instrument of ratification was then exchanged during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Indra Kumar Gujral, to Nepal on June 4, 1997; and the agreement entered into force from June 5, 1997 (Lama, 2019).…”

Section: Mahakali Treatymentioning

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Mahakali Treaty: delay in implementation and resulting impacts from Nepal's perspective

Bagale¹,

Adhikari²

2020

Water Policy

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The Mahakali Treaty concluded between Nepal and India, on February 12, 1996 is said to be on an ‘equal footing’ unlike other agreements/treaties on water resources before. However, the provisions of the treaty have not been implemented even after more than two decades of its enforcement. This paper, written following a study involving key informant interviews, direct field observations and study of documents, looks for the reasons behind the delay in implementation of the treaty and the resulting impacts from Nepal's perspectives. The study shows that the controversies of the treaty are around: (1) India's strategy to legitimatize its unilateral construction at Tanakpur; (2) interpretation of the Article of the treaty concerning equal entitlement to water; and (3) the extent of existing irrigation use on the Indian side having its direct implication on benefit assessment, which, in turn, has its implication on proportional cost sharing. The delay in implementation of Mahakali Treaty has created a deadlock in Nepal–India water cooperation. If an agreement could be worked out and the project could be implemented, that would set a very good precendent, useful for many other storage projects like Karnali Chisapani, Koshi High Dam, etc., in the future.

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