NEW DELHI – China has never hesitated to use its hydro-hegemony against its downstream neighbors. With its planned new mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river, it is taking this approach to the next level. Even after Asia's economies climb out of the COVID-19 recession, China's strategy of frenetically building dams and reservoirs on ...

NEW DELHI – For Xi Jinping, the COVID-19 pandemic – which has preoccupied the world’s governments for months – seemed like an ideal opportunity to make quick progress on his expansionist agenda. But by provoking India, he may have bitten off more than he can chew. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, recently declared that aggression ...