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| Article Name : | | | Water Politics in South Asia-Vis-à-Vis -India, Pakistan Relation | | Author Name : | | | Raja Nazakat Ali | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-1004 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Water is an important source of life on earth. About ¾ or 71 percent of the surface of the earth is water. 40 percent of the world population is directly at the mercy of fresh rivers water and about 2/3rd of these people live in developing countries. Water for all as a basic need can be defined as a public good and human right. This target dominates the entire world as a global water challenge. The United Nation (UN) defines water as a public good. According to the economic definition, this scarce resource does not meet all the economic criteria of a public good. | | Keywords : | | |
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