China is advancing the construction of a strategic railway linking Tibet to Lhasa, which runs near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, raising significant security concerns among experts. This project, expected to enhance Chinese military logistics and resource mobilization in the region, is part of a broader initiative to develop a 5,000-km railway network that may further facilitate China’s military dominance and natural resource exploitation in Tibet. Analysts argue that such infrastructure developments can tilt the balance of power in the Himalayas, especially amid ongoing territorial disputes. As India also plans its own border rail projects, the situation underscores the escalating strategic competition between the two nations in this sensitive region.