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Siliguri Corridor: The Achilles’ Heel of India
Barely 20 kilometers wide at its narrowest, the Siliguri Corridor is India’s sole land link to its northeast. Hemmed in by foreign borders and overshadowed by rival powers, it is a place where geography becomes destiny and unity rests on the most fragile of threads.
Barely 20 kilometers wide at its narrowest, the Siliguri Corridor is India’s sole land link to its northeast. Hemmed in by foreign borders and overshadowed by rival powers, it is a place where geography becomes destiny and unity rests on the most fragile of threads.
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China’s New Trade Empire Is Reshaping South America Geopolitics
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South China Sea Dispute: Vietnam
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