Last month, China approved plans to build a dam over the Brahmaputra River called Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet close to the Indian border.

The incident took place at the scenic lake, located at an altitude of 14,000 feet on Sunday, when the four tourists from Assam, including one woman, ventured onto the frozen surface

The pressure has been building for months, with sinking poll numbers for the prime minister’s ruling Liberal Party. 

​The pressure has been building for months, with sinking poll numbers for the prime minister’s ruling Liberal Party.