MEA Parliament replies (7-8 Aug 2025): Brahmaputra dam, LAC, all-party delegations

What happened

• On China’s mega dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, the government said the project was first made public in 1986 and that it monitors all developments on the Brahmaputra [MEA, Rajya Sabha reply].
• The Depsang and Demchok patrolling agreement of 21 October 2024 has been implemented; earlier disengagement terms continue to hold in Eastern Ladakh [MEA, Lok Sabha reply].
• At the end of the 1962 conflict China was in illegal occupation of about 38,000 sq km of Indian territory [MEA, Lok Sabha reply].
• Seven all-party delegations visited 33 countries after Operation Sindoor [MEA, Lok Sabha reply].

Background

• On the Lalmonirhat airbase in Bangladesh, India noted the Bangladesh Army’s statement that there were no plans for military use [MEA, Lok Sabha reply].

Why it matters

• China dominates this week’s replies: the dam, the LAC and the 1962 figure all sit in one GS2 answer on the boundary.