{"id":73812,"date":"2025-11-17T12:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73812"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:25:12","slug":"siliguri-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/siliguri-corridor\/","title":{"rendered":"Siliguri Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Siliguri Corridor Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid shifting regional dynamics following the change of regime in Bangladesh and concerns over China\u2019s growing presence near the vulnerable Siliguri corridor, the Indian Army has reinforced its eastern frontier by establishing three new garrison locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Siliguri Corridor<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>narrow stretch of land in West Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that c<\/span><b>onnects India\u2019s mainland to its northeastern states.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is around <\/span><b>170 km long <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>60 km in width<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with its <\/span><b>narrowest section<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being just <\/span><b>20-22 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, it is 12,200 sq.km. in area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This corridor shares its <\/span><b>border with Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is only <\/span><b>130 km away from China\u2019s Chumbi Valley.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its geographical fragility and criticality have earned it the <\/span><b>nickname \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/significance-of-siliguri-corridor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicken\u2019s Neck<\/a>\u201d in strategic and military circles.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> only land link between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> our <\/span><b>Northeast region and the rest of the country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">Any disruption <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in this corridor \u2014 be it from military conflict, natural disaster, or internal unrest \u2014 would sever India\u2019s northeastern states from the rest of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/india-strengthens-eastern-defences-with-three-new-garrisons-near-siliguri-chickens-neck\/article70287683.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land in West Bengal that connects India\u2019s mainland to its northeastern states. 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