Upper Siang Hydro Electric Project: The Battle for the Brahmaputra
In the remote corners of the Himalayas, where rivers carve their paths through deep gorges, a silent war is brewing—a battle not fought with weapons but with dams, reservoirs, and megawatts of power. The Brahmaputra River, known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, is at the heart of this high-stakes contest between India and China. As Beijing pushes forward with its colossal 60,000 MW hydropower project in Medog county, just 30 km from Arunachal Pradesh,…