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Anshu Nagpal

Anshu Nagpal received her Phd. at University of California at Berkeley in Asian Studies. She is an adjunct faculty member at San Francisco State University where she teaches comparative politics. She specializes in South Asian politics and media.

Battlelines Over Waterlines: South Asia’s Not So New Tensions

According to a recent UNESCO study, fresh water supply is expected to drop by one-third within 20 years. UNESCO points out that up to 7 billion people could face water shortages by 2020 as global warming will affect water supply in more than 50 countries.

Water as a priority in national strategic discourse is not new but its prominence in recent years illustrates the emergence of a new battlefront. A broader acceptance of climate change associated with global warming has led [...]

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