Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Ex-Diplomat Warns Pakistan Is Imploding Amid Water, Balochistan Crises
Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian diplomat, spoke about Pakistan’s political and security problems.
He said British officials likely knew that Mohammed Ali Jinnah was very ill before India was divided in 1947.
Dogra believes the Indus Waters Treaty has harmed India’s water interests.
He wants India to explain its position internationally and consider ending the treaty.
He described Karachi in the early 1990s as a place with frequent fighting between different groups.
He also recalled seeing explosives at a Karachi gathering three days after the 1993 Bombay blasts.
Dogra said he was later told that a man at the gathering was Tiger Memon.
He believes Pakistan’s government controls only parts of Balochistan, especially urban areas.
He also said Pakistan and the United States continue to deal with each other mainly according to their immediate interests.
Former diplomat Rajiv Dogra argues Britain knew Mohammed Ali Jinnah was seriously ill before Partition.
Dogra says India should reconsider or abrogate the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which he calls unfairly imposed.
He recalls witnessing violence and alleged criminal activity in Karachi during his 1992-1994 posting.
Dogra says Pakistani authorities have largely lost control of rural Balochistan, while the BLA continues its insurgency.
He describes Pakistan’s relationship with the United States as transactional and says Islamabad has repeatedly exploited American support.
- Who
- Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian ambassador and India’s last Consul General in Karachi, discussed Pakistan’s crises.
- What
- Dogra assessed Pakistan’s instability, Balochistan’s insurgency, the Indus Waters Treaty, Karachi violence, and Pakistan-US relations.
- When
- The interview concerns historical events including Partition in 1947, the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, Dogra’s Karachi posting from 1992 to 1994, and the present situation.
- Where
- The discussion focuses on Pakistan, including Balochistan and Karachi, as well as India’s Jammu and Kashmir region.
- Why
- Dogra argues that historical decisions, water-management arrangements, internal conflicts, and transactional foreign relations have contributed to Pakistan’s continuing crises.
- Interviewee
- Rajiv Dogra, former Ambassador to Italy, Romania, Moldova and Albania, and the last Indian Consul General in Karachi
- Karachi posting
- Dogra said he served in Karachi from 1992 to 1994.
- Indus Waters Treaty
- The treaty was signed in 1960; Dogra argues it was unfairly imposed on India.
- Water claim
- Dogra said nearly 30 to 40 percent of Indus water flowing through Pakistan is wasted into the ocean.
- Jammu and Kashmir lakes
- The interview states that Jammu and Kashmir had 697 lakes in 1960 and that 77 percent have since shrunk dramatically or disappeared.
- 1993 Bombay blasts
- Dogra said he saw explosives at a Karachi gathering three days after the blasts and was later told that Tiger Memon was present.
- Balochistan
- Dogra said Pakistani authorities essentially control only urban areas, while the BLA and other groups remain active.