The Brahmaputra River — Why Asia's Most Dangerous River Is Also India's Most Important Strategic Asset
The Brahmaputra River — Why Asia's Most Dangerous River Is Also India's Most Important Strategic Asset The Brahmaputra River — Why Asia's Most Dangerous River Is Also India's Most Important Strategic Asset By BUGLE | June 2026 | Last updated: June 2026 | 13 min read Breaking development — July 2025: China formally began construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the Brahmaputra's Tibetan name — on July 19, 2025. The dam, located at the Great Bend in Medog County, Tibet, will have a capacity of 60,000 megawatts — three times the output of China's own Three Gorges Dam. A confidential Indian government report, corroborated by Reuters in August 2025, warned that the dam could reduce Brahmaputra flows by up to 85% during the dry season. China has not shared hydrological data with India since 2022. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised the issue with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Aug...