India's new garrisons signal shift in B'desh strategy

NEW DELHI REDEFINES BORDER SECURITY

- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

India has established three new operationally active military garrisons along critical stretches of the IndiaBangladesh border-at Bamuni near Dhubri, Kishanganj, and Chopra, according to official and intelligence sources. Each of these locations has been identified as a potential vulnerability in India's border defence matrix. By fortifying these sectors, New Delhi seeks not merely to plug tactical gaps but also to signal strategic resolve.

This, further, to bolster its military and diplomatic stance along the Indo-Bangladesh border, marks a decisive shift in New Delhi's approach toward regional security management, as per government officials. The move comes in the wake of a contentious meeting in Dhaka on October 25, during which Bangladesh's interim leader reportedly handed Pakistan's Army chief a book containing a map depicting sections of India's Northeast as part of a so-called "Greater Bangladesh," sources said. What might have seemed a symbolic gesture has, in fact, triggered a measured but firm response from India one that underlines the government's growing emphasis on deterrence, territorial integrity, and strategic preparedness.