Siliguri Corridor Is a 78-Year-Old Anomaly That Should Have Been Corrected in 1971: Sadhguru
Bengaluru, Spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru has described the Siliguri Corridor—India’s narrow land link connecting the northeastern states to the rest of the country—as a “78-year-old anomaly” that should have been corrected after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Responding to a question during a satsang at Sadhguru Sannidhi in Bengaluru, Sadhguru addressed recent remarks linked to Bangladesh’s interim government regarding the strategically sensitive stretch, often referred to as the “Chicken’s Neck.” He said the corridor remains a structural vulnerability that originated during the Partition of India.
Later, in a post on social media platform X, Sadhguru stated that while India may not have had the authority or conditions to address the issue during 1946–47, the situation was very different after 1971. According to him, India had both the opportunity and strategic leverage at that time but failed to act.
Emphasising the need for decisive measures, Sadhguru said that national strength cannot be built on fragility. Using a metaphor, he remarked that it is time to “nourish the chicken” so it can evolve into an “elephant,” suggesting the need to transform the narrow corridor into a position of strength.
Placing the issue in a broader geopolitical context, he acknowledged that while a borderless world may be an ideal aspiration, it cannot be forced in the present global reality. He warned against what he described as unrealistic thinking about international harmony without addressing ground-level security challenges.
Sadhguru concluded by asserting that corrections to historical anomalies are necessary, even if they come at a cost, stressing that safeguarding territorial integrity must remain a national priority.
The spiritual leader has previously spoken about developments in Bangladesh, particularly expressing concern over reported violence against Hindu minorities, destruction of temples, and demographic pressures that have led to displacement. He has argued that such issues stem from unresolved geopolitical and civilisational fault lines created during Partition and cannot be dismissed as purely internal matters.
