The landlocked northeastern region of India has long faced infrastructural and economic challenges due to its geographical constraints. The Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken's Neck, a narrow strip of land in West Bengal, remains the primary route connecting the northeastern states to the rest of India, making the region vulnerable to bottlenecks and disruptions. However, two newly proposed economic corridors—the Hili-Mahendraganj Transnational Economic Corridor and the Bhutan-Bodoland-Bay of Bengal (B3) Corridor—hold the potential to revolutionize connectivity, trade, and security in the region. These corridors, if implemented successfully...