Meanwhile, China’s announcement of three new dam projects on the Brahmaputra, the main river running through northeastern India and Bangladesh, has prompted the Indian government to advise China to “ensure that the interests of downstream states are not harmed” by the upstream works. Water has emerged as a new divide in Sino-Indian relations.
与此同时，中国宣布在印度东南部和孟加拉国主要河流——雅鲁藏布江建设三座新大坝的决定促使印度政府建议中国“确保下游国家利益不受上游工程侵害”。水已成为中印关系的新分歧因素。