DW News published this video item, entitled “Could conflict with China make taps in India run dry? | Global Eyes” – below is their description.
What effect could the India-China border dispute have on water resources in the region? The latest skirmishes between Indian and Chinese soldiers happened in December 2022. They are evidence of decades of conflict over a border between two nuclear armed neighbors that is more than 3,400 kilometer long.
This conflict could play out on the availability of water for millions of people, as some of India’s most important rivers originate in China. Our hosts Isha Bhatia and Lewis Sanders are joined by Antara Goshal Singh, China Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation and by Farwa Aamer, Research Analyst at The Stimson Center, who shed some light on this important issue.
Editorial Team: Matthias von Hein, Nina Werkhäuser, Frank Hofmann, Akanksha Saxena
00:15 Intro
04:00 Antara Goshal Singh, China Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
04:40 The China-India border dispute and the Galwan Valley clash
05:35 Competition between China and India
09:30 Dams on the Brahmaputra River
14:15 A military conflict is possible
19:30 Farwa Aamer, Research Analyst, The Stimson Center
20:30 China and India: No agreement on sharing water resources
29:15 China’s dependency on hydropower
31:20 Wrap-up: Beijing is hosting the World Water Congress in September 2023
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