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China's mega dam project raises concerns in India

Fears over impact on water flow downriver; Beijing seen as getting leverage amid tensions

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Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi, Nirmala Ganapathy

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Could water be the next source of tension between India and China?
India for long has been worried about China building dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows into India where it is called the Brahmaputra, and then into Bangladesh.
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