TRT World - Will China and India go to war over the Yarlung-Brahmaputra? Very unlikely.
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China is building the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung-Brahmaputra. India is furious. But history shows rivers rarely lead to war.

On July 21 2025, when Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of construction of the Motuo hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo, a wave of anger and concern swept over India.