China, which harbours ambitions to control the Yarlung Tsangpo, as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet, is moving ahead with its mega hydropower project at Motuo.
In an interview, board chairperson Ranbir Singh outlines efforts to enable quicker local flood response, strengthen coordination with states, and address key challenges facing the board.
China’s actions fit into a broader pattern of asserting upstream control while denying others the same right. It’s less about water and more about projecting dominance.
In Episode 1585 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta examines how the 2 lower riparian states face multiple risks from China's control of Brahmaputra's upper reaches.
Floods have displaced millions of people in northeast India and Bangladesh this year. Driving the annual phenomenon is a volatile confluence of factors that make a bad problem worse.
With a length of 90 metres and width of 26 metres, MV Ram Prasad Bismil Tuesday completed pilot delivery of cargo that included nearly 1,800 metric tonnes of steel rods.
A close reading of the official statements made by India’s MEA, ASEAN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and Turkiye suggests that our reticence is not exactly an outlier.
India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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