China has embarked on constructing the largest dam ever conceived on the Yarlung Zangbo River (better known as the Brahmaputra) in Tibet, just before it curves into India.

µþ±ð¾±Âá¾±²Ô²µ¡¯²õ of the work marked the first open admission of a megaproject with sweeping hydrological, environmental and geopolitical implications.

One might have expected such a revelation to set off alarm bells worldwide. Instead, the reaction has been muted.