On July 21 2025, when Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of construction of the Motuo hydroelectric dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo, a wave of anger and concern swept over India.
ciberConas3000 @lemmy.world - 4mon
But Wolf and other experts, who have meticulously studied water conflicts, say not a single war has ever been fought exclusively over water, with the exception of perhaps the war between Umma and Lagash, two city-states in ancient Iraq, some 4,500 years ago.>
I thought this was interesting, never heard about the Umma and Lagash until today.
glowing_hans in china
Will China and India go to war over the Yarlung-Brahmaputra? Very unlikely.
https://trt.global/world/article/929c44d8e134cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/31877975
I thought this was interesting, never heard about the Umma and Lagash until today.