When Data Dries Up, Tensions Rise: Reexamining Hydropolitics

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Hydropolitics on the Brahmaputra is driven by rhetoric rather than credible data, fueling tensions and misguiding priorities. Narratives like the "Brahma Hypothesis" exaggerate China’s upstream influence despite hydro-meteorological evidence showing otherwise. This talk examines these claims, the shortcomings of the current data-sharing agreement, and the need for informed, data-driven cooperation in the basin.