India Sets Up Three New Bases to Harden the Siliguri Corridor

Overview

• New installations include the Lachit Borphukan Military Station near Dhubri and forward bases at Kishanganj in Bihar and Chopra in West Bengal, with Chopra placed roughly a kilometre from the Bangladesh border.
• The sites are described as hosting rapid deployment units, intelligence elements and Para Special Forces to enable continuous surveillance and quick mobilisation along the corridor.
• Reporting says India has reinforced the posture with Rafale fighter jets, BrahMos missiles and upgraded air-defence systems as part of a shift to proactive deterrence.
• The Siliguri Corridor is a roughly 22‑kilometre‑wide land bridge that connects India’s seven northeastern states to the mainland and serves about 45 million people.
• The moves are linked in Indian coverage to Dhaka’s interim government under Muhammad Yunus, with reports of Bangladeshi talks on Chinese J-10C jets, drone cooperation with Beijing and a Pakistani offer of JF-17 aircraft, which the outlets frame as prompting a deterrent signal.