Climate change is reshaping national security in South Asia. Military preparedness, though important, cannot make up for decaying infrastructure, failing water systems, or recurrent economic disruptions brought on by extreme weather. Governments must expand the definition of security to incorporate climate resilience as a central strategic goal.
Even full development of India’s permitted hydropower and storage rights under the Indus Waters Treaty expands utilisation, but does not translate into control over downstream flows into Pakistan. The debate, therefore, is not about the ability to stop water. It is about how effectively each side uses what geography and law already permit.
A just transition in India therefore requires targeted, context-specific strategies—supporting coal-dependent regions, strengthening reskilling and social protection (especially for informal workers), and aligning sectoral decarbonisation with employment generation. Ultimately, the transition’s success will depend not only on reducing emissions, but on its ability to protect livelihoods and enable inclusive, equitable growth.
While the rising sea level and warming oceans are undeniably a part of the crisis in the Sundarbans, other factors are also in play. It's a tale of criminal enterprise, regulatory failure and violent dispossession of some of the world's most vulnerable people.
Hours before India and Pakistan issued the joint statement announcing strict observance of the 2003 ceasefire agreement, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Munir Akram conveyed a message to UNSC reminding that the UN charter doesn’t allow the use of force to prevent ‘future’ and ‘anticipatory attacks.’
The United Kingdom expressed concern over the reversal of human rights progress in Sri Lanka and also welcomed and endorsed the detailed report of the UNHRC high commissioner, already tabled in the ongoing session, Colombo page reported
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir have welcomed the joint statement by India and Pakistan reaffirming their commitment to upholding the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Kashmir
The ongoing 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council is proving one of the toughest sessions that Sri Lanka has ever faced in more than a decade
Pakistan lamented to the international community for, what it called, the “ politically driven double standards” when it came to holding India responsible for human rights violations in Kashmir
A draft resolution titled ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka’ was tabled on Tuesday in the ongoing 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to which Sri Lanka reacted strongly, and called the member states to reject any country-specific resolution
India on Tuesday said that the human rights agenda faces severe challenges mostly due to Pakistan's cross-border terrorism
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday listed four priority areas for the international community to address the risks that climate crisis poses to peace and security, including putting a greater focus on prevention through strong, ambitious climate action
The Sri Lankan government expressed its readiness to face a resolution against it before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, reported Colombopage
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi asked the international community on Thursday to act immediately to stop, what he alleged as Indian state-sponsored terrorism and religious discrimination in the South Asia region
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar denounced "vaccine nationalism" on Wednesday and called for putting the world on guard against future pandemics
Pakistan has opposed the addition of new permanent members to the UN Security Council (UNSC), warning of compounding the Council's inequality and dysfunctionality, Radio Pakistan reported Wednesday
Pakistan has once again raised the Kashmir issue in the United Nations and said that political issues needed political solutions for conflict resolution, reported Dawn
As the leading troops and police-contributing country to various UN peacekeeping missions, Bangladesh has called for better preparedness for the safety and security of UN peacekeepers, reported The Daily Star
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Sri Lanka welcome a funding of CAD 1 million (LKR 151 million) from Global Affairs Canada to help smallholder farmers cultivate nutritious crops for the National School Meal Programme
