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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Water is the constitutionally and administratively regulated natural resource governing irrigation, drinking supply, hydropower, and inter-state and trans-boundary river disputes across South Asia.
- Under which entries of the Indian Constitution is water regulated?
- How does the Indus Waters Treaty allocate the rivers?
- Which body adjudicates inter-State river disputes in India?
- How does Pakistan apportion the Indus waters among provinces?

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Water is the constitutionally and administratively regulated natural resource governing irrigation, drinking supply, hydropower, and inter-state and trans-boundary river disputes across South Asia.

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