Chicken's Neck: India has reinforced its military posture around the strategically crucial Siliguri Corridor by establishing three new fully operational garrisons near the Indo-Bangladesh border, according to defence and intelligence assessments cited in reports. The new installations are located at Bamuni (close to Dhubri), Kishanganj, and Chopra, forming a tighter defensive grid over what is widely known as the nation’s “Chicken’s Neck”.

The corridor, just 22 km wide, is India’s only land link to the Northeast and is tightly sandwiched between Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Bangladesh, making it one of the most sensitive military choke points in South Asia.

The reinforcement coincides with Bangladesh’s ongoing political shift following the exit of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Report

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