Guwahati, July 22 -- Written by - Manoj Kumar Ojha

Guwahati: Assam's cautious optimism amid uncertainty about China's ambitious move to construct the world's largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet has sent ripples across the globe.

It is igniting concerns about its far-reaching environmental, economic, and geopolitical consequences.

Unveiled as part of China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), the $137 billion project aims to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, surpassing the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam and powering over 300 million people.

While China touts the dam as a cornerstone of its carbon neutrality goals by 2060, experts warn that its implications extend well beyond its borders, ...