https://www.scmp.com/rss/522482/feed The latest news and top stories on Pema Khandu. A prominent Indian politician, he has served as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2016, recently securing a third consecutive term. Formerly a Minister for Tourism, Urban Development and Water Resources, his political journey saw him transition from the Indian National Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party, which he strategically led to power in the state. His tenure is marked by a focus on infrastructure development, including roads and... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang China has objected to India’s efforts to celebrate a 17th-century Dalai Lama well known for his love of poetry, seeing it as an attempt to challenge Beijing’s territorial claims in the region and its control over Tibetan Buddhism, according to experts. India hosted an international symposium on the sixth Dalai Lama in Tawang, his birthplace, from December 3 to 6. Pema Khandu, the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, inaugurated the event, which was attended by local officials and scholars of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337072/china-warns-india-over-poet-monk-dont-even-think-about-stealing-our-6th-dalai-lama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337072/china-warns-india-over-poet-monk-dont-even-think-about-stealing-our-6th-dalai-lama?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:00:09 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou The fragile rapprochement between China and India faces a fresh test as New Delhi looks to promote its links with the sixth Dalai Lama, observers have warned. India is hosting the first international conference of the 17th century Tibetan spiritual leader at his birthplace in today’s Tawang, a mountain town in an area that India governs as the border state of Arunachal Pradesh and China claims as Zangnan or southern Tibet. Pema Khandu, the state chief minister, opened the four-day event at... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335100/how-17th-century-dalai-lama-could-test-china-india-border-thaw?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335100/how-17th-century-dalai-lama-could-test-china-india-border-thaw?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:00:08 +0000 Aparna Divya Aparna Divya China’s mega dam construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River uncovers the vulnerabilities of transboundary water mechanisms. With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan and being in the process of reconsidering the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty with Bangladesh, water politics is getting more complicated day by day. This turn of events has cast doubt on the future of regional cooperation in South Asia. Even though the mega dam is China’s most ambitious hydropower project... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3321493/tibet-mega-dam-chinas-chance-build-confidence-india?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3321493/tibet-mega-dam-chinas-chance-build-confidence-india?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China has begun construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric power plant on the Tibetan Plateau, which Premier Li Qiang hailed as the “project of the century” at a groundbreaking ceremony at the weekend. The 1.2 trillion yuan (US$167 billion) project to dam the Yarlung Tsangpo River in a deep canyon near Nyingchi has raised concerns about water resources downstream in India, where it is called the Brahmaputra, and in Bangladesh, which calls it the Jamuna, as well as over seismic risks and... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3319279/chinas-mega-dam-tibet-power-surrounding-regions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3319279/chinas-mega-dam-tibet-power-surrounding-regions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:00:37 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen On the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau, China envisions a future powered by the roaring waters of the Yarlung Tsangpo, also known as the Brahmaputra. The river will be the site of a mega dam – the world’s most ambitious to date – that promises to bring clean energy, jobs, infrastructure and prosperity to the region. Construction on the world’s largest hydropower dam began on Saturday, according to Premier Li Qiang, who called it the “project of the century”. But the project is not just about... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319175/china-building-worlds-biggest-hydropower-dam-why-india-worried?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319175/china-building-worlds-biggest-hydropower-dam-why-india-worried?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:00:17 +0000