Siliguri Corridor

The Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken's Neck, is a stretch of land around the city of Siliguri in West Bengal, India.^[1]^[2] 20–22 kilometres (12–14 mi) at the narrowest section, this geo-political and geo-economical corridor connects the seven states of northeast India to the rest of India.^[1] The countries of Nepal and Bangladesh lie on each side of the corridor and the Kingdom of Bhutan lies at the northern end of the corridor.^[3] The Kingdom of Sikkim formerly lay on the northern side of the corridor, until its merger with India in 1975.^[4]

The city of Siliguri is the major city in the area and the central transfer point connecting Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Northeast India and mainland India.^[3] According to the Indian Army, the Siliguri Corridor is the Army's strongest defensive line.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Singh, Mayank (7 November 2021). "Army steps up efforts to safeguard Siliguri Corridor". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ Singh, Mohinder Pal (9 October 2019). "What if China wrings India's 'Chicken's Neck' – the Siliguri corridor? Here are some countermeasures". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via USI India.
^ ^a ^b "Chickens neck". The Times of India. 3 July 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
^ Sethi, Sunil (18 February 2015). "Status of Sikkim and its deposed monarch Palden Thondup Namgyal being questioned again". India Today. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
^ Sharma, Shivani (4 April 2025). Jha, Anuja (ed.). "India fortifies 'Chicken's Neck' as Bangladesh, China eye strategic corridor". India Today. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

[:0-1] Singh, Mayank (7 November 2021). "Army steps up efforts to safeguard Siliguri Corridor". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[:1-2] Singh, Mohinder Pal (9 October 2019). "What if China wrings India's 'Chicken's Neck' – the Siliguri corridor? Here are some countermeasures". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via USI India.

[:8-3] "Chickens neck". The Times of India. 3 July 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

[4] Sethi, Sunil (18 February 2015). "Status of Sikkim and its deposed monarch Palden Thondup Namgyal being questioned again". India Today. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

[:6-5] Sharma, Shivani (4 April 2025). Jha, Anuja (ed.). "India fortifies 'Chicken's Neck' as Bangladesh, China eye strategic corridor". India Today. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

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