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