Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said on Friday that millions in India and Bangladesh could be affected by the 60 ...

The Joint River Commission between India and Bangladesh offers a formal venue for cooperation but has been largely inactive.

But in India, distrust remains over Chinese intentions, with commentary centered on whether Beijing will use the dam to flood border ... depend on in India and Bangladesh for agriculture, fishing ...

Khandu said the Siang or the Brahmaputra rivers, as the Yarlung Tsangpo is called in India, would dry up during the winter ...

It then flows into neighbouring Assam state and into Bangladesh ... during flood season. The building of a dam near the border definitely poses a challenge for India, said Dr Y.

with commentary centred on whether Beijing will use the dam to flood border areas when border disputes flare up, and over whether water flow will be impacted in a river that millions depend on in ...

It then flows into neighbouring Assam state and into Bangladesh ... during flood season. The building of a dam near the border definitely poses a challenge for India, said Dr Y.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said on Friday that millions in India and Bangladesh could ... release of water from the dam could cause severe flooding downstream, particularly ...