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...Despite the dire situation, South Asia's leaders seem more focused on doling out blame than tackling the problem. Indian politicians like to accuse Nepal of releasing too much water. Nepal says India clogs drainage with its badly managed flood-control system, and Bangladesh's leaders blame both countries for inundating them. All three nations see more antiflood infrastructure as the solution. Bihar's water resources minister Jagdanand Singh backs an extraordinary project popular across the political spectrum to build thousands of kilometers of canals that would link every river in the country. In theory, the network would allow engineers...
...power to alleviate its water woes, according to Sumita Dasgupta of the independent, New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment. "India has a lot of water," she says. "Even in drought years, we get enough. We just don't manage it." P. Chengala Reddy of the Indian Farmers and Industry Alliance lobby group goes further: "There is absolutely nil long-term planning." What management there is, says Dasgupta, ignores traditional methods of water storage in dry areas-such as the now disused network of channels and tanks built by the Mughals back in the 16th century to irrigate much...
...rains came again in late June, Bhuyar planted once more, but again the crop withered. In desperation, Bhuyar sowed a third time. The rains didn't return at all. On July 13, Bhuyar walked out into his barren fields and swallowed pesticide. It's a familiar story. Thousands of Indian farmers have committed suicide the same way since the rains began failing seven years ago-2,000 in and around the small southern town of Anantapur alone-and hundreds more in the past two months. Vidarbha farmer Prabhakar Khatale, 36, planted his soybean seeds on June 10 and killed himself...
Just outside Dras, a road sign warns: "Caution?you are under enemy observation." Being watched by the enemy is not nearly as unsettling as being bombed by them. This time last year, Pakistani troops were lobbing shells at the Indian army camps that appear along this highway with the regularity of gas stations in more civilized parts of the world. But then, this is the Kargil road, where nothing is ordinary...
...enlisted to spot terrorists left me disappointed by the level of ignorance that prevails in the U.S. [July 5]. Training truck drivers to be watchful is sensible, but the lack of focus on cultural nuances and sensitivities is a big mistake. The truckers' parochial and prejudiced behavior--like calling Indian Sikhs "Islamics"--reflects this ignorance. Not every Muslim is fanatic, and not every turban-wearing guy is a terrorist. Muslims from different countries embrace very different ideals. I am sure the Department of Homeland Security could do a better job of providing cultural-sensitivity training. FAISAL SIDDIQUI Bombay...