In this episode of Voices for Water, our host Karthik Nagarajan is in conversation with Nitin Bassi, the program lead for water at CEEW. Nitin has played a key role in  establishing the India-EU Water Partnership (IEWP). He was a Member of the Water Quality Task Force for river Ganga, set up by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Before joining the Council, Nitin worked with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP). In this episode, they discussed the connection between water and energy, as well as how it plays out in urban and rural India. It also explores government policies that aim to balance the needs for water and energy, and how developed countries approach this issue.