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Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: South Asia in Context

Ghising

The Chicken's Neck

A Geopolitical Anatomy of India's Siliguri Corridor
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-07161-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

A Geopolitical Anatomy of India's Siliguri Corridor

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: South Asia in Context

ISBN: 978-1-041-07161-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd


This book explores the nuances of settlement, migration, development, and geopolitics in the region known as the Siliguri Corridor, located in eastern India. It assesses the security challenges emerging from neighboring countries located in the immediate vicinity of the corridor—Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and China.

It analyzes the notion of the Chinese threat, or more particularly, the practicality and viability of its supposed “pincer move” to separate the Northeastern region of India by targeting the narrow Siliguri Corridor, which serves as the only physical link between the eight states and the rest of India. The book also focuses on the evolving dynamics of China’s increasing foothold in the neighborhood and its potential impact on India’s threat perception and strategy formulation with regard to the Siliguri Corridor.

The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of South Asian studies, China studies, international politics, and military and strategic studies.

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Preface vii

1 Introduction 1

Background 3

Methodology 6

Relevance of the Siliguri Corridor 7

2 Genesis of the Siliguri Corridor: A Brief History 11

Introduction 11

Development of Logistical Networks 13

Development of Townships 14

Migration and Settlement 16

Darjeeling 19

The Duars and Jalpaiguri 22

Strategic Repercussions 25

3 The Perception of China 30

Introduction 30

Factors Contributing to India’s Perception of China: An

Analysis of the Siliguri Corridor 31

China and India: Understanding the Neighbors 34

Recent Developments Contributing to the Perception of

China: What They Mean for the Siliguri Corridor 36

4 The Strategic Relevance of Bhutan 41

Introduction 41

Historical Factors Shaping Indo-Bhutan Relations 42

Developments in the Twenty-First Century 43

Concerns Regarding Doklam 44

5 Nepal 51

Introduction 51

The Two Nepali Groups in India 53

Strategic Conundrums 54

The China Factor in Indo-Nepal Relations:

Implications on the Siliguri Corridor 56

Moving Forward 58

6 Bangladesh 62

Introduction 62

Historical Connections 63

Emerging Challenges 65

Bangladesh’s Strategic Relevance to India 70

7 Conclusion 75

Bibliography 79

Index 83


Aditya Kant Ghising is presently engaged as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at City College (affiliated to the University of Calcutta), Kolkata, India, where he also serves as the Head of the Department.



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