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Tibet has never been under the control of India as far as I know. It was an ethnically independent region in the past and now comes under the govt of China. So

Tibet has never been under the control of India as far as I know. It was an ethnically independent region in the past and now comes under the govt of China. So major Himalayan rivers originating in Tibet is a big gain for China and a strategic problem for India, considering China has already built several huge upstream damns across these rivers which irrigate much of N India.

atdrummond 5y ago
I suppose one could claim that at the time of the Convention of Lhasa, Tibet and much of India swore suzerainty to the same nation of Great Britain. There's also the concept of Arkhand Bharat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhand_Bharat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhand_Bharat) which is the notion of a unified Indian subcontinent.
- throwaway_1928 5y ago
  One may also observe that India is primarily Hindu, while Tibet is primarily Buddhist, which is an offshoot of Hinduism. Present day China is communist atheist, which has a lot less in common with Buddhism than Hinduism does.
  - dorfsmay 5y ago
    Reality is a bit more complicated, there are many religions in India and most people consider Buddhism not theistic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_India https://qz.com/india/1585631/the-ancient-connections-between-atheism-buddhism-and-hinduism/ https://qz.com/india/1585631/the-ancient-connections-between...
    - pmoriarty 5y ago
      "most people consider Buddhism not theistic" In practice, a lot of Buddhists are very theistic. Many of them worship various gods and Buddhas. In the West, Buddhism has been desacrilized to make it more palatable for Westerners, but in the East it's often way more religious and theistic, especially as the Buddhism that actually exists in those countries has often been blended with other indigenous religions which themselves are very theistic.
- known 5y ago
collyw 5y ago
River high up in mountains aren't where the power lies. You could damn all of those 4 but the water coming off of them wouldn't affect the large important parts of rivers downstream too much.

atdrummond 5y ago

I suppose one could claim that at the time of the Convention of Lhasa, Tibet and much of India swore suzerainty to the same nation of Great Britain. There's also the concept of Arkhand Bharat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhand_Bharat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhand_Bharat) which is the notion of a unified Indian subcontinent.

throwaway_1928 5y ago
One may also observe that India is primarily Hindu, while Tibet is primarily Buddhist, which is an offshoot of Hinduism. Present day China is communist atheist, which has a lot less in common with Buddhism than Hinduism does.
- dorfsmay 5y ago
  Reality is a bit more complicated, there are many religions in India and most people consider Buddhism not theistic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_India https://qz.com/india/1585631/the-ancient-connections-between-atheism-buddhism-and-hinduism/ https://qz.com/india/1585631/the-ancient-connections-between...
  - pmoriarty 5y ago
    "most people consider Buddhism not theistic" In practice, a lot of Buddhists are very theistic. Many of them worship various gods and Buddhas. In the West, Buddhism has been desacrilized to make it more palatable for Westerners, but in the East it's often way more religious and theistic, especially as the Buddhism that actually exists in those countries has often been blended with other indigenous religions which themselves are very theistic.
known 5y ago

collyw 5y ago

River high up in mountains aren't where the power lies. You could damn all of those 4 but the water coming off of them wouldn't affect the large important parts of rivers downstream too much.