# India sends more forces after protests over dam near China border escalate

https://mins.news/en/item/117287

- Reuters, 2026-10-27 11:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-deploys-extra-forces-after-protests-over-dam-chinese-border-escalate-2026-10-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae08da253aa080001e52a2e

> India has sent hundreds of additional security personnel to its remote northeast, authorities said Tuesday. The deployment followed clashes last week between youth protesters and police over a proposed mega-dam intended to counter a Chinese hydropower project upstream.

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