Since China began damming the Mekong, droughts have become more frequent and intense in downriver countries.

The threat of a nuclear conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi might have made global headlines, but Beijing is right at the heart of the territorial dispute in the Himalayan region, Brahma Chellaney writes.

Brahma Chellaney writes that damming and overuse of water resources are causing major waterways to run dry.

Brahman Chellaney writes that progress on building a rules-based Indo-Pacific order is linked to addressing the regional imperative for strategic balance.

Brahma Chellaney says recent multilateral discussions in Singapore did little to advance preventive diplomacy or conflict resolution.

As if to highlight that Asia's biggest challenge is managing the rise of an increasingly assertive China, Beijing has unveiled plans to build large new dams on major rivers flowing to other countries. The decision to ride roughshod over downstream countries' concerns shows that the main issue facing Asia is the need to persuade China's leaders to institutionalise co-operation with neighbours.