India's reservations to the Chinese mega-project stems from China's ability to control water flow and using it during conflicts citing the dam's unprecedented scale, added TOI. Meanwhile ...

The proposed site is not very far from the disputed border with India. Beijing first announced plans to build the dam ... that China could weaponise the reservoir during times of conflict either ...

The $137 billion project, while promising clean energy and regional development, risks ecological damage, geopolitical tensions and water disruptions for downstream India and Bangladesh Listen to ...

(Photo: Reuters) China’s race to dam the Himalayas took a new turn on Thursday, December 26, 2024, when the Chinese government, amidst the rising tension between India and China, approved the ...

The fears around this new project are as real as the rise in earthquakes around the Three Gorges Dam and the fears emerging from the cracks ...

The problem is that 53% of Nepal’s total population now lives along the narrow strip of plains along the Indian border ...

China's controversial plan to construct the world's largest dam on the ... of a new kind of conflict, one fought over water? The Strategic Importance of the Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra River is ...

The dam has raised concerns in India, as it could potentially grant China control over water flow and enable the release of significant volumes of water, potentially flooding border areas during times ...

Concerns in India have emerged, as the dam could give China control over the water flow, and its size might allow Beijing to release large amounts of water, potentially flooding border areas during ...