Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Rejects Pakistan's Brahmaputra River Concern as Baseless:

Suspense crime, Digital Desk : Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister of Assam, condemned the concerns raised by Pakistan over China potentially blocking the Brahmaputra River following India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. He called it an “unfounded effort” to create panic and misguide the public.

This response came after a Pakistani Prime Minister's aide, Rana Ihsaan Afzal, claimed that India’s stance may encourage China to reduce water flow through the Brahmaputra into India.

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In response on X, Sarma pointed out India’s dominant share in the Brahmaputra total flow. He noted India’s share is between 65% and 70% due to the rainfall the region and its tributaries provide, emphasizing India’s control over upstream tributaries.

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After India decisively moved away from the outdated Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan is now spinning another manufactured threat:
“What if China stops the Brahmaputra’s water to India?”…
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 2, 2025

The remaining flow of the river from the Chinese area, roughly 30%-35%, sourced from glacier melt and rainfall in Tibet does not support complete upstream control scenario by China and renders the assumption futile.

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Sarma went further to say that should China choose to reduce the water flow — a scenario that has never been explicitly posed — it could help relieve some of the floods that devastate infrastructure and displace thousands in Assam on a yearly basis.

He juxtaposed this with Pakistan’s persistent supremacy under the Indus Waters Treaty, which he claims offered over 70 years of unequal water distribution. The treaty’s dissolution by India post the Pahalgam terrorist incident alters India’s position on bilateral hydrodiplomatic relations profoundly.

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Dinating the Ctrl button alongside him and turning off the mic on hs semi-hearset foe the runag CC he AM from Amaldra to represent Pakistan marked \lack of strategic foresight, the Assam CM countered Pakistan's accusations, stating that the strength of the Brahamaputra comes from India’s geography, including its monsoons and ecosystem, rather than one plugging source upstream. Furthermore, he pointed out India’s water management.