Itanagar, July 9 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has raised serious concerns over China's construction of a massive hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, close to the Indian border, calling it a "ticking water bomb" that poses a significant threat to the region.

In an interview with news agency, Khandu said the dam project, being developed by China on the Tibetan side of the river-known as the Brahmaputra in India-is a matter of grave concern, particularly because China is not a signatory to any international water-sharing treaties.

"The issue is that China cannot be trusted. No one knows what they might do," Khandu said, adding that the dam could present an existential threat to indigenous communities in Arunacha...