{"id":277463,"date":"2025-04-09T01:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/china-may-pick-next-dalai-lama-to-alter-himalayan-buddhist-demography-bjp-mp-tapir-gao\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T01:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:14:02","slug":"china-may-pick-next-dalai-lama-to-alter-himalayan-buddhist-demography-bjp-mp-tapir-gao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/china-may-pick-next-dalai-lama-to-alter-himalayan-buddhist-demography-bjp-mp-tapir-gao\/","title":{"rendered":"China may pick next Dalai Lama to alter Himalayan Buddhist demography: BJP MP Tapir Gao"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guwahati: BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh<\/a>, Tapir Gao<\/a> on Tuesday said China’s proposed construction of the “Great Bend Dam” on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, will severely affect the downstream regions of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Northeast. He said that the Communist Party of China is likely to select the next 15th Dalai Lama, which will change the entire demography of the Buddhist population living across the Himalayan region from Walong in Arunachal to Jammu and Kashmir. <\/p>\n

Global experts on Tuesday here expressed deep concern over China\u2019s proposed \u201cGreat Bend Dam\u201d on the Yarlung Tsangpo, as Brahmaputra is known in Tibet.<\/p>\n

Participating in a daylong seminar titled “Ensuring Water Security<\/a>, Ecological Integrity, and Disaster Resilience in the Sub-Himalayan Region: The Case of the Brahmaputra” organised by North East\u2019s premier think-tank Asian Confluence, experts from various fields highlighted the possible devastating downstream impact of the proposed series of dams aimed at producing 60,000 MW at Namche Bawra on Northeast India and Bangladesh. <\/p>\n

Gao said that the threat is not only from the river, but also the institution of the Dalai Lama. The Communist Party of China is likely to select the next 15th Dalai Lama, which will change the entire demography of the Buddhist population living across the Himalayan region from Walong in Arunachal to Jammu and Kashmir. Tibetan children are not taking lessons in their mother tongue but are forced to learn Mandarin. \u201cBrahmaputra, the son of Brahma, is the only male river originating from Mansarovar. China has only three major rivers, and there is a shortage of water. Tibetologists<\/a> pointed out that Chinese have already started building tunnels to divert water from Yarlung Tsangpo to Yellow river.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Arunachal Pradesh Lok Sabha MP, \u201cI already told in Lok Sabha that China is not building dams, but making \u201cwater bombs\u201d. The disaster that can happen already had its first glimpse in 2000. Devastating floods caused by massive release of water washed away almost all bridges on Siang River, as Yarlung Tsangpo is known in Arunachal Pradesh. Pasighat airport was under 7 feet of water then.BJP-led NDA government is building road networks across the Himalayan state to counter the threat arising out of rapid development activities taking place on the Chinese side\u201d. <\/p>\n

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Gao said, \u201cPrime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> spoke about one remedy \u2013 we can also construct a dam on the Siang River in order to prevent disaster downstream in case China releases any \u201cwater bomb\u201d in future. Experts told me the dam can have a 25-meter buffer level which will stretch up to 15 km. A huge volume of water can be retained in case of sudden release of water and prevent disaster downstream. Public opinion is being taken on the idea of building the dam. We have two options \u2013 raise our voice, but Xi Jinping<\/a> will not listen; or build an alternate big dam to repulse the impact of the Chinese \u201cwater bomb\u201d.\u201d Author and Tibetologist Claude Arpi said China not only wants to become a power giant by building the dam in Medog county, but it also has plans to divert the water of Yarlung Tsangpo to the Yellow River through numerous tunnels. Bertil Linter, an expert on Asian politics and history, highlighted how the Chinese invasion into the Tibetan region in the late 1950s was specifically targeted on the numerous mega rivers which originate in the \u201cRoof of the World\u201d. \u201cChina has constructed 11 mega dams only on the Mekong River, which is the lifeline of five other countries,\u201d he said. He also underlined the need for India to have a water-sharing agreement with China, the lack of which may lead to \u201cbilateral conflicts\u201d between the two neighbours. <\/p>\n

Chairman of Brahmaputra Board, Dr Ranbir Singh pointed out that the Brahmaputra Basin is the only water-surplus river basin in India with the rest being water-deficient. \u201cWith this dam in China, are we looking at a water-deficient Brahmaputra River<\/a> basin?\u201d he wondered. Dr Singh also underlined the need for a multi-pronged strategy, including upping the ante against the project, garnering support in international circles, and through collaborations. <\/p>\n

IIT Guwahati\u2019s Prof Anamika Baruah highlighted how studies have predicted more \u201cdry days\u201d in the downstream of the Tibetan Plateau, which will see more \u201cwet days\u201d in the future because of the numerous dams being built in the region. She, however, mentioned that there has been no collaborative study on the issue with China. Making a fervent appeal to highlight the issue at different forums, including in Parliament, Prof Baruah said, \u201cLet\u2019s shape the narrative, before it is shaped for us.\u201d <\/p>\n

Experts from Nepal and Bhutan also took part in the seminar along with other experts spanning domains of ecology, water resource management, international relations, environmental law, engineering, policy formulation, governance, and economy.
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