Signal A $137bn Chinese mega-dam met by a $77bn Indian counter-dam programme

Summary

China began building the world's largest hydropower project on the Brahmaputra in 2025 with no treaty governing flows to India and Bangladesh, and India responded with a programme of more than two hundred counter-dams costing $77 billion.

Classification

Main topicResources, Food & Water

Secondary topicsGeopolitics & Security Energy & Climate Tech

Region menusGlobal Other Regions

Occurrencescope:country · geo_region:east_asia · country:CN

Impactscope:transnational · geo_region:south_asia

Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-25)

Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52

Evidence 1

Top Risks 2026 Eurasia Group page=38;section=Top Risk #10: The water weapon 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-25

Part of trends 1

TrendThe water weapon8 signals

Directly linked issues 0

No objects.

Relation types: supports

Public id: fm-1a90ff700049