India's water strike on Pakistan may backfire as China could block Brahmaputra
India's decision to suspend the Indus water treaty with Pakistan could have unintended consequences with China. An RTI investigation by India Today reveals that China's cooperation with India on transboundary rivers has collapsed, with no hydrological data shared since 2022. The expired MOUs on the Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers mean India has lost real-time access to upstream water flow data, while China continues to build massive dams in Tibet, potentially threatening India's water and power supply in the northeast.
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