India’s Indus Water Leverage Raises Alarms Over Pakistan’s Growing Agricultural Vulnerability: IEP Report

The Ecological Threat Report 2025 by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has warned that India’s ability to alter flows in the Indus River could deepen Pakistan’s water scarcity and hit its heavily irrigated farmlands.Around 80% of Pakistan’s agricultural activity depends on the Indus basin’s waters, making the country particularly vulnerable to even minor upstream
The Ecological Threat Report 2025 by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has warned that India’s ability to alter flows in the Indus River could deepen Pakistan’s water scarcity and hit its heavily irrigated farmlands.Around 80% of Pakistan’s agricultural activity depends on the Indus basin’s waters, making the country particularly vulnerable to even minor upstream
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