India’s Short Connectivity Corridor Through Myanmar Has An Outsized Strategic Importance
Andrew Korybko- Although the Kaladan Corridor’s scope is much smaller than the NSTC, its strategic significance is arguably equal to them if not slightly larger.
Although the Kaladan Corridor’s scope is much smaller than the North-South Transport Corridor and the Vladivostok-Chennai Maritime Corridor, its strategic significance is arguably equal to them if not slightly larger. This assessment is due to the fact that its completion will strengthen India’s sovereignty over its Northeastern States, one of which is the scene of a tense standoff with China that’s driven by its claims to most of Arunachal Pradesh.
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