TRT Global - 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.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/31877975

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.

  • ciberConas3000@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    But Wolf and other experts, who have meticulously studied water conflicts, say not a single war has ever been fought exclusively over water, with the exception of perhaps the war between Umma and Lagash, two city-states in ancient Iraq, some 4,500 years ago.>

    I thought this was interesting, never heard about the Umma and Lagash until today.