Weaponizing Water: Why the New World’s Largest Dam in Tibet Threatens India—and Tibetans

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Inaugurated on July 19, the dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River will have a devastating ecological impact on Tibet and allow China to manipulate water flows against India.

by Lopsang Gurung

Inauguration ceremony of the mega-project on July 19. Screenshot.

On July 19, 2025, China officially inaugurated the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in southeastern Tibet. Known as the Brahmaputra once it enters India, this transboundary riv...

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