Central Asia may use India’s good offices for water sharing architecture in region

Central Asia faces water scarcity, rising tensions and uneven distribution, affecting the agricultural and hydropower sectors. This has led to the need for a local water management framework rather than an architecture imposed by another institution. Despite US efforts, the Uzbekistan model of effective border management and water distribution has yielded positive results, with last year's approval of two key agreements with neighbour Kyrgyzstan on cross-border water resource management. The agreement over the Andijon reservoir can set the template for the region, with India's expertise in cross-border river management providing a supportive model.