Pakistan Floods- Why India Must Be Ready
Pakistan continues to be ravaged by the remorseless fury of the rain gods. The scope of the natural disaster, which continues to wreak havoc, is wide and far reaching. Already struggling to sustain a strangulated economy, the future certainly looks bleak for the country. The repercussions of the worst floods to hit Pakistan in 80 years will be serious. Water related issues are now certain to assume greater prominence in future negotiations between India and Pakistan and the two countries simply cannot afford to indulge in evasive waffle like in the past. New Delhi's lack of consensus was equally responsible as Shah Mehmood Qureshi's incoherent rambling for the cul-de-sac that the last round of negotiations turned out to be. India needs to pencil down a strategy on how to deal with the aftermath of this tragedy. Pakistan is now faced with a wide array of issues ranging from the economic ramifications of the disaster, to the changing political nomenclature in the co...