China has begun building a massive dam on Yarlung Zangbo near Arunachal Pradesh, raising strategic concerns for India as Beijing eyes economic and energy gains

China’s mega dam on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra reignites long-standing cross-border water tensions, raising alarms in India and Bangladesh over ecological and strategic impacts — a development that could strain the fragile recovery of Sino-Indian bilateral ties following the 2020 Galwan Valley clash.

Despite China`s dam project, India holds the upper hand on Brahmaputra water due to rainfall and tributaries.

China may have just initiated a water war with India. How? It has begun work on the controversial dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, known as the Brahmaputra River in India. Once completed, it will be the world’s biggest dam.

According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, the ceremony took place at the dam site of Nyingchi's Mainling hydropower station in Tibet Autonomous Region.

China has begun construction of a $167 billion mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which flows into India as the Brahmaputra. The move has raised serious alarm in India, especially in Arunachal Pradesh,

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed some reassurance about China's construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra, emphasizing the river's diverse water sources. While the dam raises concerns for India and Bangladesh,