Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Pentagon Warns of China's PLA Bases in Pakistan, Bangladesh
The Pentagon's 2025 Military Power Report says China wants to build military bases in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
This worries India because these bases could threaten a narrow strip of land called the Siliguri Corridor, which connects India's northeast to the rest of the country.
India is responding by sending more soldiers to the area.
China already has a military base in Djibouti and is looking to expand further.
This situation is making the region tense.
The Pentagon's 2025 Military Power Report highlights China's plans to establish PLA bases in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
These plans threaten India's Siliguri Corridor, a narrow strip of land connecting the northeast to the mainland.
India is responding with urgent deployments of the Indian Army to the area.
China already has a military outpost in Djibouti and is looking to expand its overseas military presence.
The development has raised concerns about regional security and stability.
- Who
- China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United States
- What
- China's plans to establish PLA bases in Pakistan and Bangladesh
- When
- As per the Pentagon's 2025 Military Power Report
- Where
- Pakistan, Bangladesh, near India's Siliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck)
- Why
- To expand its military presence beyond Djibouti and potentially threaten India's strategic corridor
- Report
- Pentagon's 2025 Military Power Report
- Countries Involved
- China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India
- Strategic Area at Risk
- Siliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck)
- Current Chinese Outpost
- Djibouti
- Indian Response
- Urgent Army Deployments
