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Understanding Asian Hydropolitics: Through 5 questions is a podcast series hosted by Asian Confluence, working on water security. The series brings together leading voices in diplomacy, security, and strategy to unpack critical global and regional challenges through concise, high-impact conversations.

For the fifth episode of the series, Neeraj Singh Manhas, Senior Advisor, South Asia, Parley Policy Initiative, South Korea, is in conversation with Dr. Medh Bisht, Associate Professor, South Asian University. Dr Bisht explains the significant features of the Medog Dam being built by China in the Tibet Autonomous Region and its implications for transboundary water security in India and Bangladesh. The conversation also covers China's broader hydro-strategic posture and the need to build regional frameworks for cooperation on transboundary river governance.