INDIA - CHINA: EXAMINING THE ‘WATER WARS’ SCENARIO

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    INDIA - CHINA: EXAMINING THE ‘WATER WARS’ SCENARIO

    Even as stalemate on the borer continues, Chinese media has upped the ante announcing that the country could build up to 60 GW of hydropower capacity on a section of the Brahmaputra, known in China as Yarlung Tsangpo. The study examines conflicting views on the ‘water wars’ narrative with some analysts saying India need not be unduly alarmed; others express strategic concerns; and in respect to Tibet, the probable threat of a mass influx of Chinese migrants into the Kongpo region.

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