Siliguri: India has sharpened its strategic posture along the eastern frontier with the establishment of three new military garrisons near the sensitive Siliguri Corridor—an area long considered one of the most critical pressure points in the country’s national security architecture. The development comes amid heightened concern over China’s rapid military build-up across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and its expanding defence collaboration with Pakistan. The Vulnerable Lifeline to the Northeast Popularly referred to as the “Chicken’s Neck,” the Siliguri Corridor is a narrow, 17-kilometre-wide stretch that serves as the…
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