China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet.

The plot of the Hollywood doomsday film, 2012 – where China builds survival arks on the Tibetan Plateau – is edging closer to reality with Beijing’s latest plan for getting through a global ...

The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.

India relies on infantry endurance and decentralised tactics, while China banks on firepower and integrated command. While MSC may dominate in short, high-altitude skirmishes, WTC could hold the edge ...

Speaking at a seminar in Guwahati titled “Ensuring Water Security, Ecological Integrity, and Disaster Resilience in the ...

Explore the Tibetan Plateau—home to Everest, rich Buddhist heritage, and breathtaking landscapes known as the Roof of the ...

Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo ...

Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international ...

Bhutan, often referred to as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is a small yet enchanting kingdom nestled in the Himalayas. This ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) says an increase or decrease in global seismicity does not necessarily indicate that a large ...

The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are the most prominent results of this collision ... with slips along the fault ...