Rishabh Bajoria

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Rishabh Bajoria is a PhD candidate at University of Cambridge, studying the history and political economy of international law through the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960. He investigate the contradictions of postcolonial self-determination, and the relationship between (public) international law, economics, and politics in the 20th century.

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The Indus Waters Treaty ‘in abeyance’: Legal implications of India’s unilateral water releases into Pakistan-Administered Kashmir

On April 27, 2025, an unexpected rise in water levels of the Jhelum river in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir [‘PAK’] caused flooding in the region, with residents struggling to ‘protect lives and property’. A week later, India again released water from dams in Indian-Administered Kashmir [‘IAK’] without notifying Pakistan that water levels in the Chenab river would rise…

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