In this episode of ‘CUTTING EDGE’, Col Anurag Awasthi (R) discusses the entire spectrum of Indus Water Treaty with Prof Anjal Prakash from the Indian School of Business. The discussion encapsulates the skewed dynamics of water sharing, strategic dimension of water, the treaty’s viability in the current context, the China connection, climate change, usage of technology for innovative outcomes, dovetailing of infrastructure with the National Security apparatus and implications of the Kabul River basin in Afghanistan with Prof Anjal Prakash.

Prof Anjal Prakash is Clinical Associate Professor and Research Director at the Indian School of Business (ISB). An experienced researcher and academic, Professor Prakash’s work focuses on water and climate change. He is an IPCC author & has a Doctorate in Social and Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands. He has authored several books on water resource policies and peri-urban water security. He is also an authority on Climate Change aspects and has co-edited several journal issues on related topics. He serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals.

Col Anurag Awasthi (R)

With 30 years in the Army and corporate world, Col Anurag Awasthi is a semiconductor policy expert, public speaker, and columnist, driving strategic tech initiatives across government, academia, and global forums.