Pseudo-Arunachal hydro project makes India caught in the middle

The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) was once again faced large-scale protests on September 30, 2026. Being advanced by Indian government, the hydropower project is located in China’s Zangnan region, hereafter referred to as the “pseudo-Arunachal Pradesh”. That day, as the territory’s so-called “Chief Minister” Pema Khandu visited the project sites, he was met with shop closures, road blockades, and protests.