Xinhua quoted an official statement to report that the Chinese government had approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo river, the Tibetan name for t

The Ministry of External Affairs protested against China's establishment of new counties, which encroach on Indian territory in Ladakh. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasized India's rejection of China's illegal occupation and stated that these new counties will not affect India's stance.

India on Friday said it lodged a “solemn protest” with China through diplomatic channels over the establishment of two new counties in the Hotan prefecture as parts of these regions fall in the Union territory of Ladakh.

MEA also stated it will closely monitor the situation and take necessary steps to protect India's interests in response to China's plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra river

India has lodged a formal protest with China regarding the establishment of two new counties in Hotan Prefecture, as parts of these areas fall within the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh. New Delhi maintains that this move does not affect India's sovereign claim over the region nor does it legitimize China's occupation.

India protests China's new counties in Ladakh and mega dam project on Brahmaputra, emphasizing sovereignty and water rights concerns.

Concerns have been raised that the Chinese dam could negatively affect the ecological balance of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, through which the Brahmaputra River flows.

New Delhi stressed that the creation of these new counties will not alter India's consistent and long-standing stance on its sovereignty over the area

Responding sharply to China's move, New Delhi asserted that the creation of these counties does not alter India's longstanding position regarding its sovereignty over the area, nor does it legitimise China's 'illegal and forcible' occupation.