India’s ‘Chicken With Two Necks’: Strategic Counter To Bangladesh

India’s eastern border dynamics have entered a volatile phase, with Bangladesh’s interim government displaying a tilt toward China and Pakistan, raising the stakes for India’s security calculus. At the heart of this tension is the Siliguri Corridor—familiarly called the “Chicken’s Neck”—a narrow, 22-kilometer-wide strip that connects India’s mainland to its eight northeastern states and Sikkim.
India’s eastern border dynamics have entered a volatile phase, with Bangladesh’s interim government displaying a tilt toward China and Pakistan, raising the stakes for India’s security calculus. At the heart of this tension is the Siliguri Corridor—familiarly called the “Chicken’s Neck”—a narrow, 22-kilometer-wide strip that connects India’s mainland to its eight northeastern states and Sikkim.
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