In a geographic warning to Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that Bangladesh also had two "chicken necks" that were more vulnerable than India’s "chicken neck" corridor, which connected the Northeast with the rest of the country.

His remarks came in response to a statement made two months earlier by Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. During a visit to China, Yunus had described Bangladesh as the only “guardian of the ocean” for India’s seven land-locked northeastern states.

Yunus had said, “So this could be an extension of the Chinese economy. Build things, produce things, market things, bring things to China, bring it out to the whole rest of the world,” as he highlighted Bangladesh’s strategic position in relation to Northeast India.

Sarma responded on X by saying, “To those who habitually threaten India on the ‘Chicken Neck Corridor’, should note these facts as well: Bangladesh has two of its own ‘chicken necks’. Both are far more vulnerable.”

He supported his claim by saying, “First is the 80 km North Bangladesh Corridor from Dakhin Dinajpur to South West Garo Hills. Any disruption here can completely isolate the entire Rangpur division from the rest of Bangladesh.”

Sarma continued, “Second is the 28 km Chittagong Corridor, from South Tripura till the Bay of Bengal. This corridor, smaller than India’s chicken neck, is the only link between Bangladesh’s economic capital and political capital.”

He concluded his post by stating, “I am only presenting geographical facts that some may tend to forget. Just like India’s Siliguri Corridor, our neighbouring country is also embedded with two narrow corridors of theirs.”

Since the beginning of his tenure, Sarma had repeatedly highlighted the strategic importance and vulnerability of India’s "chicken neck" corridor.

The northeastern states, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Sikkim shared a 1,596-km international border with Bangladesh, a 1,395-km border with China, a 1,640-km border with Myanmar, a 455-km border with Bhutan, and a 97-km border with Nepal. These states connected to the rest of India only through a narrow 22-km land strip called the “chicken neck” corridor.