The Great Dam Game: As China pushes ahead with a mega dam, India’s counterplan sinks in local resistanceWith China commencing the construction of the world’s largest dam on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, the water chessboard in the East...
27 Jul, 2025, 06.59 AM IST
Dam on upper reaches Brahmaputra will not impact India, Bangladesh: ChinaChina has started building a dam on the Brahmaputra River. The project is near the Line of Actual Control. India is closely monitoring the ...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.01 PM IST
China's $170 bn dam on Brahmaputra: Should India worry?China has commenced construction on a massive dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River, raising concerns in India and Bangladesh about potential dow...
21 Jul, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
World's largest dam project in China a 'water bomb' for India, says Arunachal CM KhanduArunachal Pradesh's Chief Minister Pema Khandu calls China's dam project on the Yarlung Tsangpo a grave concern. He fears it could be used ...
09 Jul, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
China's construction of dams sparks controversy as building river dams "results in irreversible modification of natural landscapes": ReportChina's construction and operation of dams has sparked controversy as building river dams and artificial reservoirs causes "irreversible mo...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
China's large and mysterious dam project on Brahmaputra is alarming not just India but also expertsChina is building the world's largest hydropower dam, the Motuo Hydropower Station, in Tibet near the Indian border. This project aims to m...
27 Jan, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
China increasing its hold in Aksai Chin region, says Foreign affairs expert Robinder SachdevaChina's recent establishment of two new counties in the Hotan prefecture, which includes territory in Ladakh, has raised concerns in India....
04 Jan, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
China turns on world's second-biggest hydropower damPlans call for the 289-meter-tall (954-foot-tall) Baihetan Dam to have 16 generating units with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts each. Tha...
28 Jun, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
China's dam-building over Brahmaputra risks water war with IndiaBoth Brahmaputra and the glaciers that feed Ganga originate in China. As an upstream riparian region, China maintains an advantageous posit...
24 Jan, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Not aware of Pakistan's move to exclude PoK dam from CPEC: China"I am not aware of the information mentioned by you," foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said when asked about Pakistan's decision to t...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.15 PM IST
China offers to build dam in Gilgit-Baltistan that ADB, World Bank refused to fundPakistan claimed on Monday that China has offered to make a dam project on the Indus River that India objects to, a part of the China-Pakis...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.31 AM IST
China-Pakistan water pincer against India: As part of CPEC, mega-dams are planned in Gilgit-BaltistanThe Bunji and Bhasha dams, which will largely benefit the dominant Punjab province, are set to enlarge China's strategic footprint in the r...
16 May, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Why India is worried about China's dam projects on the Brahmaputra riverChina said it was building a dam on a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo, as Brahmaputra is known in Tibet. This will be its ‘most expensive h...
05 Oct, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
Hydropower dam on Brahmaputra river won’t hurt India’s northeast region, says BeijingIndia has repeatedly expressed concerns that intense dam-building activity on Brahmaputra would make downstream areas vulnerable to flash f...
25 Nov, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
China builds hydroelectric dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet, India fears flash floodsChina has routinely responded saying its plans were restricted to run-off-the-river dams focussed on generating electricity, which posed li...
24 Nov, 2014, 08.57 AM IST
China must agree to rules-based water-sharingChina must agree to rules-based water-sharing as its decision to build an array of new dams on rivers flowing to other countries is set to ...
14 Feb, 2013, 05.31 AM IST
India to China: Ensure our states aren’t hit by dams on BrahmaputraIndia has taken an unusually sharp stand against China’s moves to dam the Brahmaputra, saying it has “established user rights” to the river.
01 Feb, 2013, 05.38 AM IST