Dr. Sriparna Pathak is a Professor of China Studies at O. P. Jindal Global University. She tweets at @Sriparnapathak. Neeraj Singh Manhas is Special Advisor for South Asia at the Parley Policy Initiative. He is a regular commentator on Water Security and Transboundary River issues in India/South Asia.
While the PRC has not officially made statements on the Indus Treaty issue, India must be aware of the trends on Chinese social media and assume that plans for protecting the ‘all-weather friend’ are being made. Unfortunately, blood and water are coerced to mix in great power politics, as well as in non-traditional warfare.
