P.K. Saxena
Coverage of P.K. Saxena in the Nexus archive.
- Re-reading the water treaty
Two senior officials from India and Pakistan, Dr. P.K. Saxena and Syed Mehar Ali Shah, debate the Indus Waters Treaty in a public exchange. Saxena accuses Pakistan of benefiting disproportionately from the treaty while India bears obligations, while Shah argues Pakistan's water allocation is a protected right and India's financial contribution was necessary for implementation.
- The Indus Waters Treaty: Correcting the record, preserving the law
The article critiques P.K. Saxena's claims that the Indus Waters Treaty was unjust to India and defends the treaty as a necessary legal framework ensuring water certainty for Pakistan. It corrects historical context, stating the treaty emerged from the 1948 canal-water crisis to replace upstream discretion with legal obligations.