The Yarlung Tsangbo Grand Canyon in Megok county, Nyingchi city, in western Tibet Autonomous Region, in this photo taken on March 28, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has announced a $77 billion master plan to develop hydroelectric plants in the Brahmaputra Basin to counter China’s upstream mega dam project.
This marks India’s latest move in an ongoing competition for the control of waters originating in Tibet between the two countries, which analysts say goes beyond mere hydro power development to deeper economic and geopolitical tensions, especially decades-long border disputes.
