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Lilienthal’s ‘Another “Korea” in the making?’ From the Cold War to the Indus Waters Treaty
Author(s) -
Mehsud Muhammad Imran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world water policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2639-541X
DOI - 10.1002/wwp2.12035
Subject(s) - indus , treaty , cold war , competition (biology) , political science , ancient history , history , law , geology , politics , ecology , paleontology , structural basin , biology
This article discusses David Lilienthal's article ‘Another “Korea” in the Making?’ It argues that the primary purpose behind Lilienthal's article was the containment of Soviet influence in the region of South Asia. The stated article not only initiated but deeply influenced the World Bank led Indus mediations (1951–1960) to succeed in the shape of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). This article, thus, suggests that the IWT is a product of the Cold War competition between the US and USSR. More importantly, ‘Another “Korea” in the Making?’ shaped the features of the IWT greatly. This article also suggests that Lilienthal was the founding architect of the IWT.