China's proposed Great Bend Dam on the Brahmaputra River will expand the country's capacity to store and withhold or release water in India, a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) — 'The geopolitics of water: How the Brahmaputra River could shape India-China security competition' — has said.

China can push ‘strategic flooding’ into India with proposed Brahmaputra Great Bend Dam, report warns

China has reacted to India's big infrastructural push along the LAC in Ladakh. China said that the Indian side has been ramping up intracultural development along the border and stepping up military deployment. Watch report.

India-China border standoff: Infrastructure along LAC, cause of tensions

India and China have agreed not to send more troops to the frontline in Ladakh but talks on disengagement remain deadlocked with China saying that India should vacate the forward posts it has established along the southern bank of Pangong Tso.

India-China border standoff: Two sides held an in-depth exchange | 6th round of talks

PM Modi paid a surprised visit to the injured jawans at the military hospital in Leh, where they were undergoing treatment since the ‘violent face-off’ in eastern Ladakh that left 20 jawans martyred. Now China has reacted to PM Modi's visit and said 'Hope India will follow Modi-Xi consensus'.

WION Dispatch: China reacts to PM Modi's Ladakh visit | India-China standoff

China reacts to PM Modi's Ladakh visit, Denies being 'expansionist'

Amid tensions at the border, the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination(WMCC) on India and China border affairs is set to hold a virtual meet to discuss border tensions between the two countries.

India, China to hold diplomatic talks today amid tensions along LAC

The visit comes days after Indian and Chinese boat patrols clashed at the Pangong Lake in Ladakh

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to begin three-day visit to Ladakh on Sunday