ABSTRACT
The South Asian waterways encompass the ancient 'sapt sindhu' valley' and the Gangetic basin', together known as the Indo-Gangetic basin. Traditional geopolitics of scarce resources, such as water, almost universally, has been one of 'mastering space' through the deployment of strategies of spatial domination and control. Across highly artificial national boundaries in South Asia, the view is widely shared that partition was an 'epic tragedy' that changed the destinies of millions in the region. The partition defied all logic of human-cultural geographies of South Asia and introduced a massive potential for conflict in the region. Interestingly, as numerous geopolitical legacies of partition continue to unfold themselves, the perception too is dawning that 'partition is still alive and kicking in various discourses and practices'. Hydro-borders are not only deeply rooted in the psyche of the elites of South Asia. But are also manifested in the water disputes at regional, provincial and local levels.
