Technology
China bets on manufactured water and wants to sell it to the world
China exported over $2bn of water purifying machinery in 2025, as shrinking supplies at home push it to build desalination and sell the technology abroad.
Water security
Water security: 4 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: China bets on manufactured water and wants to sell it to the world. Key developments, background and…
4 stories on water security since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 22 October 2026.
Key developments
- China bets on manufactured water and wants to sell it to the worldChina exported more than $2 billion of water filtering and purifying machinery in 2025, up 25% from 2020, UN Comtrade data show.
- Pakistan will not let India weaponise water, says TararAttaullah Tarar warned that India's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance threatens water governance worldwide, at the launch of an ISSI report.
- Pakistan asks UN to press India to honour Indus Waters TreatyIshaq Dar wrote to the UN chief urging the Security Council to stop India interfering with Pakistan's waters, citing an August court ruling that the treaty is binding.
- Diamer-Bhasha Dam reaches key milestone as material for main dam begins to movePozzolan extraction from Gini has begun for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam's main structure, opening the way for concrete work on Pakistan's mega project.
Islamabad
Pakistan will not let India weaponise water, says Tarar
Attaullah Tarar warned that India's move to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance threatens water governance worldwide, at the launch of an ISSI report.
Islamabad
Pakistan asks UN to press India to honour Indus Waters Treaty
Ishaq Dar wrote to the UN chief urging the Security Council to stop India interfering with Pakistan's waters, citing an August court ruling that the treaty is binding.
Gilgit-Baltistan
Diamer-Bhasha Dam reaches key milestone as material for main dam begins to move
Pozzolan extraction from Gini has begun for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam's main structure, opening the way for concrete work on Pakistan's mega project.