Historically, the development of cooperation among Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan with respect to the Indus and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basins, South Asia's major transboundary rivers, has been a cause of tension, apprehension and ongoing disputes. This paper draws attention to the hydro-politics on transference and allocation, along with the diverging positions and unique concerns of the riparians on bilateral, multilateral, national as well as regional fronts. While examining the official water discourses and the evolution of different international legal instruments applicable to the governance of water relations among the riparians, the paper also sketches the emerging concerns in their relationships, as well as their efforts to cooperate and collaborate to avert disputes and manage water sharing and governance.Key words water management; transboundary water resources; hydro-politics; conflict management; rivers; water-sharing treaties Aspects juridiques du partage et de la gestion des eaux transfrontalières en Asie du Sud: préven-tion des conflits et promotion de la coopération Résumé Historiquement, le développement de la coopération entre le Bangladesh, l'Inde, le Népal et le Pakistan à l'égard des bassins de l'Indus et du Gange-Brahmapoutre-Meghna, les principaux fleuves transfrontaliers d'Asie du Sud, a été une cause de tension, d'appréhension et de litiges toujours en cours. Cet article attire l'attention sur l'hydro-politique touchant au transfert et à l'allocation, ainsi qu'aux positions divergentes et aux préoccupa-tions particuliéres des riverains sur les fronts bilatéraux, multilatéraux, nationaux et régionaux. En examinant les discours officiels sur l'eau et l'évolution des différents instruments juridiques internationaux applicables à la gouvernance des relations entre les riverains, cet article esquisse également les nouvelles préoccupations dans leurs relations, ainsi que leurs efforts pour coopérer et collaborer dans le but d'éviter les conflits et de gérer le partage de l'eau et sa gouvernance.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.