Overview
- India has established fully operational garrisons at Bamuni near Dhubri, Kishanganj and Chopra to strengthen surveillance and quick mobilization.
- The new positions are oriented to protect the 22-kilometer-wide Siliguri Corridor, the only land bridge to India’s northeastern states.
- Indian sources say the outposts act as force multipliers for the Army and Border Security Force by plugging gaps along the 4,096-kilometer frontier.
- The move follows high-level engagements in Dhaka between interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Pakistan’s military leadership, including General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.
- Reports allege a ‘Greater Bangladesh’ map was shown during that meeting, a claim not clearly corroborated publicly, as New Delhi signals firmer deterrence alongside its stated commitment to peace.