China Trying To Revive Bangladeshi Airbase Near India’s ‘Chicken’s Neck’

The reported revival of the World War II-era Lalmonirhat airbase in Bangladesh, with significant Chinese involvement, has triggered deep strategic anxieties in India due to the airbase’s proximity-just 12-20 kilometers-to the Indian border and only about 135 kilometers from the Siliguri Corridor, also known as the ‘Chicken’s Neck’.This corridor is India’s sole and narrow land link (22 km at its
The reported revival of the World War II-era Lalmonirhat airbase in Bangladesh, with significant Chinese involvement, has triggered deep strategic anxieties in India due to the airbase’s proximity-just 12-20 kilometers-to the Indian border and only about 135 kilometers from the Siliguri Corridor, also known as the ‘Chicken’s Neck’.This corridor is India’s sole and narrow land link (22 km at its
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