When Bangladesh and India signed the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty in December 1996, it was hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough. The Ganges Treaty needs more than renewal—it needs reinvention. Climate change was not yet central to policymaking, data-sharing technologies were limited, and the concept of integrated river basin management was still emerging. Similarly, the Senegal River Basin Development Organization has shown how shared management of infrastructure can generate mutual economic benefits. Five Priorities for a Renewed TreatyA renewed Ganga Water Treaty should therefore incorporate five key reforms.