Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Brigadier Warns of China Threat to Chicken Neck Corridor
A retired army officer, Brigadier Ranjit Barthakur, has said that the Chicken Neck corridor, which connects India's Northeast with the rest of the country, is not threatened by Bangladesh.
He believes that Bangladesh does not have the capacity to cut off this important route.
However, he warns that China could pose a threat to the corridor.
The Indian Army is fully prepared to deal with any such threat.
In the past, China tried to take control of the Doklam area near the corridor, but the Indian Army stopped them.
The Brigadier also says that it is unlikely China will use long-range weapons to target the corridor, as this would lead to a full-scale war.
The Indian Army has units stationed near the corridor and is ready to protect it.
Brigadier Ranjit Barthakur (Retd.) warns that the Chicken Neck corridor is threatened by China, not Bangladesh.
Bangladesh lacks the capacity to cut off the corridor but can support fundamentalist forces and demographic changes.
The Indian Army is fully prepared to deal with any threat from China to the corridor.
The 33 Corps of the Indian Army is stationed near the corridor, with additional units being deployed.
China attempted to take over the Doklam area in 2017 to monitor the corridor but was thwarted by the Indian Army.
- Who
- Brigadier Ranjit Barthakur (Retd.)
- What
- Warning about potential threat to the Chicken Neck corridor from China
- When
- January 25
- Where
- Guwahati, India
- Why
- To highlight the preparedness of the Indian Army and the nature of the threat
- Corridor
- Chicken Neck
- Threat Source
- China
- Indian Army Preparedness
- Fully prepared
- Key Military Unit
- 33 Corps
- Past Incident
- Doklam standoff in 2017
- Long Range Weapons
- Unlikely to be used
- Bangladesh's Role
- No direct threat to corridor