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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river that rises in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo, flows through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India, and joins the Ganga in Bangladesh.
- By what names is the Brahmaputra known along its course?
- Is there a water-sharing treaty governing the Brahmaputra?
- Why is the Great Bend strategically significant?
- What makes the Brahmaputra prone to flooding in Assam?

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