Apr 20, 2013
ROTTUNG, Arunachal Pradesh—I’m standing, weak-kneed, midway across the gorge of the Siang River, one of the three tributaries that converge to form the Brahmaputra River. Treading slowly over a bamboo suspension footbridge 300-odd meters long and just a meter wide, I...
Apr 20, 2013
Will India and Bangladesh quickly sign the Teesta River water-sharing agreement now that Mamata Banerjee has publicly pledged to stand by the central government in external affairs matters? Will India and Bangladesh quickly sign the Teesta River water-sharing...
Apr 20, 2013
An inter-ministerial expert panel on the Brahmaputra has asked the government to intensify monitoring construction projects in the middle reaches of the river by China. It has also cautioned that China may replicate the same in the Grea Bend area. Read...
Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: In a new development, which is likely to cause fresh tension in Sino-India ties, reports, Monday, claimed that China is planning to divert the waters of Brahmaputa River, from the upper reaches, in order to tackle the severe drought situation prevailing in...
Apr 10, 2013
Talks on initiating a holistic approach for sub-regional cooperation and mutual benefit vis-a-vis the management of the Brahmaputra river were held between Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq A Khan and Arunachal Pradesh Water Resource Development Minister...
Apr 10, 2013
ON BOARD PM’S AIRCRAFT: Notwithstanding pledges to take the bilateral relationship to a new level, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh in his first meeting with new ChinesePresident Xi Jinping has sought a joint mechanism to assess the construction work on dams on...
