[manquer]

Control of Kashmir was never about its economic output.

the water from that region is life for more 1-2 billion people in Indian subcontinent, east Asia and china.

Wars this century will be fought over water over in the Himalayas between three nuclear powers no less .

Climate change is not going to just impact the environment, it is going to displace a lot of people , people with guns ands bombs and badly affected by changing environments.

[mercy_dude]

Dude what are you talking about? Fresh water supply in India mainly comes from twelve river system that are to be interlinked. Not from Kashmir.

[manquer]

Punjab in Pakistan depends on the Indus River system and that gets a good chunk of its water from glacial melt in the Himalayas in Kashmir.

From the time of partition and standstill agreement the water disputes from Kashmir is deeply entwined in the conflict.

Hydrological importance of Himalayas for all three countries and others in the region cannot be overstated .