The Lachit Borphukan Military Station near Dhubri, alongside forward bases at Kishanganj in Bihar and Chopra in West Bengal, represent more than defensive garrisons.
They are strategic nodes equipped with rapid deployment forces, intelligence units, and Para Special Forces, designed to ensure the critical Siliguri corridor can never be compromised.
India has reinforced this posture with Rafale fighters, BrahMos missiles, and advanced air defence systems, moving from reactive deterrence to proactive dominance. For Bangladesh, the message is unambiguous: the power asymmetry is significant, and any miscalculation will be met with overwhelming strength.
Spanning 196 bighas in Sapotgram under the Bilasipara Revenue Circle, the newly established military station is expected to serve as a key strategic hub for maintaining stability.
The Army has to develop intelligence abilities, including signal and human intelligence, and the new Dhubri camp thus will be of critical support.
One can see these as India's response to seismic political changes in Bangladesh.
The new Yunus-led caretaker administration that has replaced India-friendly Sheikh Hasina regime has increasingly aligned with China and Pakistan.
Reports indicate Bangladesh plans to acquire $2.2 billion worth of Chinese J-10C fighters and is collaborating with Beijing on drone manufacturing, whilst Pakistan has offered JF-17 Block C Thunder jets.
Thus India has tightened things in the eastern front clearly showcasing whole of government approach to national security and critical stability in the region.
The Lachit Borphukan Military Station is an important base in Bamunigaon, Dhubri district, Assam, strategically located near the border with Bangladesh.
Established to bolster India's eastern frontier security, it is named in honor of the legendary Ahom commander Lachit Borphukan. The station is intended to improve border security, operational readiness, surveillance, and coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF).
Strategically located and equipped for rapid deployment, the new military base is expected to significantly strengthen the Army’s capacity for area domination, surveillance, and swift response to emerging security challenges.
The initiative received strong support from the Dhubri District Administration, whose cooperation was instrumental in the station’s establishment.
The project stands as a symbol of shared commitment between the military and civil authorities to ensure sustained peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.
The Siliguri Corridor, just 22 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, links over 45 million people in the northeast to the rest of the country.
Any disruption could sever this vital connection.
The new bases provide overlapping coverage of the corridor, with the Chopra installation positioned less than a kilometre from Bangladesh's border. These forward positions enable surveillance deep inside Bangladesh and rapid mobilisation if needed, fundamentally altering the operational balance along the frontier.
The new military station under the Tezpur-based 4 Corps will be able to house 1,200-1,500 personnel, and pre-fabricated huts are being installed for early completion of the facility.
The Siliguri Corridor is thus no longer a vulnerability but a fortified strategic asset.
The closest military camps were previously in Cooch Behar in West Bengal and Tamulpur in Assam.
Smuggling, illegal migration, cattle smuggling and increased threat of fundamentalists' activities are longstanding concerns.
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