In this Special Report, spiritual leader Sadhguru and Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along respond sharply to recent inflammatory rhetoric from Bangladesh regarding India's Siliguri Corridor. Addressing the strategic vulnerability of the 22-kilometer narrow strip often called the 'Chicken's Neck', Sadhguru urges the nation to strengthen the region, stating, 'It's time we nourish this chicken's neck... so that it evolves quickly into an elephant.' Meanwhile, Temjen Imna Along dismisses the threats from radical voices in Bangladesh, asserting the resilience of the Northeast. He states, 'We know what their intentions are,' and emphasizes that the region is fully integrated with India. The report highlights the geopolitical sensitivity of the corridor, which connects the Northeast to the mainland and borders China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
00:00In Bangladesh, the controversy and debate surrounding the Chicken's Neck or Siliguri Corridor is back.
00:06There have been inflammatory statements by Bangladeshi radical leaders targeting the narrow corridor linking India to its northeast
00:12and India has hit back sharply.
00:15Amid that, you've got Sadhguru Jagiva, so they were also weighing in, further leading to a massive debate over the Chicken's Neck.
00:30Amid rising tensions between India and Bangladesh, the Siliguri Corridor, often called the Chicken's Neck, is back in the spotlight.
00:38At 22 kilometers at its narrowest, it is India's only land link to its seven northeastern states,
00:46making it vital for national security and connectivity.
00:51Earlier this year, Bangladesh's chief interim advisor raised this issue,
00:56after which radical voices from the country began making inflammatory remarks about the Chicken's Neck.
01:02From Bangladesh, you can go anywhere you want because the ocean is in our backyard.
01:06So this is the opportunity that we want to take.
01:08And not necessarily it will be something you produce and sell it to the world.
01:12You can produce in Bangladesh, sell it to China too.
01:14Every day, it will not happen, it will not happen, it will not happen, it will not happen, it will not happen, it will not happen, it will not happen, it will not happen.
01:20Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has called the Siliguri Corridor a 78-year-old anomaly,
01:28adding that if the chicken is nourished, it can become an elephant.
01:32It's very stupid of us, we have waited for that comment to come.
01:36It's time we nourish this chicken's neck, this chicken.
01:41We nourish this chicken so that it evolves quickly into an elephant.
01:46Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna urged Bangladeshi leadership to first understand the North East,
01:54stressing the region's resilience.
01:55Strategically, this narrow strip is a lifeline.
02:20It connects India to ASEAN nations and allows rapid troop mobilization in conflict.
02:26Its proximity to Tibet helps monitor Chinese movements
02:30and it is bordered by Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and China, making it geopolitically sensitive.
02:37But the corridor faces serious challenges.
02:41Its narrow width leaves it vulnerable to blockades or military threats.
02:44Chinese presence near the Chumbi Valley, sensitive zones like Doklam,
02:49cross-border illegal immigration and terrorism add to the risk.
02:54Any disruption here could isolate nearly 50 million people in India's North East.
03:00The chicken's neck, small in size yet enormous in strategic significance,
03:05remains a hotspot that India cannot afford to overlook.
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