India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) after the Pahalgam terror attack seems to have rattled Pakistan, forcing it to urge ally China to fast-track the Mohmand Dam on the Swat river to bolster its water security. On Monday, China’s state broadcaster stated that work has been accelerated on its “flagship” dam project in…
India has unveiled a calculated diplomatic offensive by strengthening ties with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government, a move that has sent shockwaves through Pakistan. A historic phone call on May 15, 2025, between India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister marked the first high-level political engagement since the Taliban assumed power three years…
There was a question asked by millions of people across the world as India put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. How would it matter to Pakistan because India doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to hold or divert the Indus River System water? The answer to that might have emerged within a fortnight…
Bangladesh Dam: बांग्लादेश कथित तौर पर दक्षिण त्रिपुरा में मुहुरी नदी के पास एक और बांध का निर्माण कर रहा है, जिस के चलते राज्य में आसपास के कस्बों में बाढ़ की आशंकाएं पैदा हो गई हैं. ये घटनाक्रम भारत और बांग्लादेश के बीच बढ़ते तनाव के बीच हुआ है. शनिवार (18 अप्रैल, 2025) को…
Kirti Vardhan Singh (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The central government is “carefully” monitoring developments related to the Brahmaputra river, including China’s plans to construct a hydropower project, and is taking necessary measures to safeguard India’s interests, Parliament was informed on Thursday.In a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for…
For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project, hamstrung by land negotiations, stalled. In the meantime, a group of chisel-toothed mammals — renowned for their engineering skills and work ethic, and unencumbered by…
NEW DELHI: Issues relating to safety of 130-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, owned by Tamil Nadu and a cause of constant friction between the two states, continues to resurface before the Supreme Court either as an inter-state dispute or through PILs.A fresh PIL by five advocates led by Mathews J Nedumpara on Wednesday apprehended grave…
NASA has another fantastic observation reported that seems to link human ingenuity with the apparent rotation of the planet. According to their studies, construction and operation of China’s Three Gorges Dam resulted in a slight, measurable change in Earth’s rotation: it slowed it by 0.06 microseconds. The apparent minuteness of this phenomenon is a result…
NEW DELHI: China on Monday said that the dam over the Brahmaputra river would not have any negative impact on India and Bangladesh. This came after New Delhi registered its protest over the proposed project.China’s construction of the hydropower project over the Yarlung Tsangpo River (the Tibetan name for Brahmaputra River) downstream has gone through…
China Brahmaputra River Dam: On today’s episode of Crossfire we tell you how Beijing’s ambitious plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river can trigger a water war between India and China. China’s plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet is raising alarms in India. Beijing…