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Will China's Mega Hydropower Dam Impact Bilateral Ties With India?

2024 • 2min • Geopolitics • Ecology • Explainer

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China has announced it is building the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra. The proposed mega hydropower project will be located in an environmentally-sensitive Himalayan zone in Tibet, close to the border with India. The development comes months after India and China began to lower border tensions and disengage along the LAC. How will this affect India-China ties? How will the mega dam project impact the region’s ecology?