For those who seek nationalism through slogans, reality has called for attention. Punjab has defied the Supreme Court and acted to deny river water to Haryana (water that it gets from upstream Himachal Pradesh).

The good citizens of Haryana acted likewise recently, to cut off Yamuna water supply to Delhi through the Munak canal; the army had to move in. A crisis-ridden capital had to shut down schools and take other emergency measures. Meanwhile, the Marathwada region is so short of drinking water that there is the danger of widespread unrest; the civil administration has decreed that no ...