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

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India deployed hundreds of additional security personnel in its remote northeast after protests against a proposed mega-dam escalated into clashes with police. The project is intended to counter a Chinese hydropower project upstream, adding a cross-border strategic dimension to local opposition.

GUWAHATI, India, Oct 27 - India has deployed hundreds of additional security personnel in its remote northeast, authorities said on Tuesday, after youth protesters clashed with police last week over a plan to build a mega-dam to counter a Chinese hydropower project upstream.