Water and food security: experiences in India and China

The twin challenges of accessing water and energy for food and agriculture are central to reducing poverty and hunger in Asia. This paper compares and contrasts the ways in which India and China are tackling the same challenge of harnessing water resources under growing water scarcity and competing demand. Comparisons between these two mega-countries have fascinated analysts for decades as they have each attempted to address similar issues under very different political systems.