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Oct 27, 2026

India deploys extra forces after protests over dam on Chinese border escalate

India deployed hundreds of additional security personnel in its remote northeast after youth protesters clashed with police over a proposed dam near the Chinese border. The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has sparked opposition from indigenous Adi community members and riverbank residents.

Oct 27, 20262 sources

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▪Police fired tear gas shells and arrested at least 21 people during violent protests over the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang Valley during the week preceding October 27, 2026
▪India deployed hundreds of additional security personnel to Arunachal Pradesh's Siang Valley by October 27, 2026, after violent clashes erupted over a proposed mega-dam project
▪Youth protesters in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang Valley pelted stones and set fire to a police station and a National Hydroelectric Power Corporation office during clashes the week before October 27, 2026

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Displacement1 Energy1 Human rights1 Protests and civil unrest1 Territorial disputes1 World affairs1

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