Beijing, Aug. 9 -- China's aggressive push to construct the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo is more than a developmental project; it's a strategic weapon in Beijing's escalating water war against South Asia, reports Borderlens.

Formally embedded in China's 14th Five-Year Plan and greenlit last December, the dam, now under active construction in Nyingchi City, Tibet, sits dangerously close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Arunachal Pradesh. According to Borderlens, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced its launch on July 19, hailing it as a cornerstone of the "West-to-East Electricity Transfer Project." But beneath the veneer of green energy lies a calculated geopolitical move.

The site is strategically located...