The 2018 floods in the Indian state of Kerala highlight an enduring paradox within the country’s water problems. Even as some parts of the country dealt with water scarcity, the monsoon rains wreaked havoc and caused a flooding disaster that is unprecedented for this part of southern India. The present situation in Kerala highlights the complexity and multipronged nature of the water governance challenge in India. Read more.

Dr. Bharat Punjabi is a Research Fellow at the Global Cities Institute at the University of Toronto and teaches courses in Contemporary Asian Studies and South Asian Studies at the Asian Institute.