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Indus Water Treaty Suspension and Lessons for the Proposed SL – India Power Grid Interconnection Project

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Introduction On the 22 nd of April 2025, the serene valleys of Pahalgam, Kashmir was disturbed by a brutal terrorist attack which killed 26 innocent tourists. This resulted in the suspension of Indus Water Treaty by India. Above development and the proposed SL – India Power Grid Interconnection Project reminded me of a small section in the famous treatise on statecraft, “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli which says:

National Security; In the Backdrop of the Assassination Inside the Hulftsdorp Court House

Introduction On the 19 th  February 2025, organized crime suspect “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” was shot dead inside the Hulftsdorp Magistrate Court before the honorable judge by an assassin disguised as a lawyer (“incident”). This incident questioned the security situation of the country, even though the alleged assassin was apprehended, some hours later, by the elite Special Task Force.