Quarrels over dams and water security are not new. Pakistan has accused India of weaponising shared water supplies in the disputed Kashmir region after New Delhi suspended its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty, which regulates water sharing between the neighbours.

China stocks climbed to an eight-month high on Tuesday, while Hong Kong shares extended gains to a multi-year peak, driven by construction and power firms after work began on a major dam project in Tibet,

China's stock markets reached new heights driven by major construction and power firms after commencing work on a colossal hydropower dam in Tibet. Investor confidence in Beijing's economic policies spurred the CSI300 and Hang Seng indices to significant gains.

China has officially launched construction of what experts call the world’s largest hydropower project, a colossal dam on the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) in southeastern Tibet.