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Letters

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Innocent people who are not terrorists might die if India keeps the water supply off limits to Pakistan.
India is a great and forgiving nation and should not hurt innocent civilians. India should devise a plan to attack only the bad people. Pakistan needs to take India seriously because lives might be lost to hunger if the water supply is cut off indefinitely.
Pakistan shouldn’t taunt India, which is becoming a superpower.
Rishi Teckchandani, Mid-Levels
Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty is irresponsible
I would like to use your columns to comment on the current status of the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan (“India, Pakistan trade fire for fourth night amid hunt for Kashmir militants”, April 28).
India is unilaterally holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the tragic killing of tourists in Kashmir.
The treaty that was agreed in 1960 set down a mechanism for distributing the Indus River waters between the two countries. A responsible country that claims to follow democratic norms and secularism would not suspend the treaty as New Delhi has done.
The Indian action has set a bitter example of disrespect for international agreements, and members of the world community will be cautious about entering into agreements with India.
It is hoped that other nations will take a serious note of the violation of this international agreement and exert their moral influence without further loss of time.
Mahfooz un Nabi Khan, Karachi
Why billion-dollar Dongjiang water is a great deal
Your correspondent (“Dongjiang water is not given to Hong Kong for free”, April 29) is a scrooge, unable to appreciate the reasonable HK$5 billion we pay for Dongjiang water a year.
In return, Hongkongers are no longer consumed by worries about water needs. Instead, we can allocate our energy effectively and continue moving forward. That is how our city developed so quickly into a world-class financial centre with HK$200 billion in daily turnover.
Imagine how badly we would suffer, if we were insufficiently hydrated, too sapped to leave our houses.
Given that the water deal for a year works out to roughly the price of 12 dinners per person, we should be grateful that this steady supply has allowed us to lift our living standard from hell to heaven.
Edmond Pang, Fanling


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Opinion

Readers discuss India-Pakistan tensions, the Indus Waters Treaty, and why HK$5 billon-a-year water is a good deal for Hong Kong


Readers discuss India-Pakistan tensions, the Indus Waters Treaty, and why HK$5 billon-a-year water is a good deal for Hong Kong.


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Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty is irresponsible

Letters | Cutting off water is unbecoming of a great nation like India

Readers discuss India-Pakistan tensions, the Indus Waters Treaty, and why HK$5 billon-a-year water is a good deal for Hong Kong