India has reacted sharply to China’s aggressive strikes together with that of constructing a big dam on Brahmaputra and creation of two new counties which embrace components of Indian territories. Ministry of Exterior Affairs Spokesperson on Friday stated India has lodged a protest with China over the creation of two new counties in Hotan prefecture and has additionally conveyed its issues to Beijing over the development of a dam on the Brahmaputra river.
India On Chinese language Hydropower Venture
“Now we have seen the knowledge launched by Xinhua on 25 December 2024 relating to a hydropower mission on the Yarlung Tsangpo River within the Tibet Autonomous Area of China. As a decrease riparian state with established consumer rights to the waters of the river, we’ve constantly expressed, by means of expert-level in addition to diplomatic channels, our views and issues to the Chinese language facet over mega initiatives on rivers of their territory,” stated Jaiswal.
He additional stated that India has reiterated its issues, together with the necessity for transparency and session with downstream international locations, following the newest report. “The Chinese language facet has been urged to make sure that the pursuits of downstream states of the Brahmaputra aren’t harmed by actions in upstream areas. We’ll proceed to observe and take obligatory measures to guard our pursuits,” he stated.
Issues have been raised that the dam might negatively have an effect on the ecological stability of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, by means of which the Brahmaputra River flows. On December 25, China introduced plans to construct the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to its border with India. The mission, estimated to value roughly USD 137 billion, can be located within the ecologically delicate Himalayan area. Based on obtainable info, the dam can be constructed at an enormous gorge within the Himalayan stretch the place the Brahmaputra makes a pointy U-turn earlier than getting into Arunachal Pradesh and later flowing into Bangladesh.
Amid issues, Chinese language International Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning performed down the apprehensions concerning the mission final week. “The mission won’t negatively have an effect on the decrease reaches,” she stated.
MEA On Hotan Counties
Reacting to the creation of two new counties within the Hotan Prefectures of China, Jaiswal stated that such strikes wouldn’t lend legitimacy to Beijing’s “unlawful and forcible” occupation within the area. China’s announcement on establishing the 2 counties got here days after Particular Representatives of the 2 nations resumed boundary talks that was stalled for nearly 5 years.
“Now we have seen the announcement pertaining to the institution of two new counties in Hotan Prefecture of China. Elements of the jurisdiction of those so-called counties fall in India’s Union Territory of Ladakh. Now we have by no means accepted the unlawful Chinese language occupation of Indian territory on this space. Creation of latest counties will neither have a bearing on India’s long-standing and constant place relating to our sovereignty over the realm nor lend legitimacy to China’s unlawful and forcible occupation of the identical,” stated the MEA, including that India has ‘lodged a solemn protest with the Chinese language facet by means of diplomatic channels’.
