New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- By Ankit Srivastava, Chief Editor

If the last century taught us anything, it's that oil can shape nations. But look around today, and you'll notice something shifting quietly beneath the surface. The real power, the real leverage, the real future - it's all starting to revolve around

water

. It sounds almost too simple, but that's what makes it so striking. Water is one of those things we take for granted until it disappears, and only then do we truly understand its weight.

Water used to feel like a given. It rained, rivers flowed, taps opened - and that was that. But now, between unpredictable weather, growing populations, and reservoirs dropping to levels people once said were impossible, water has turned into s...