Dehradun, May 19 -- "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." In the present day, this applies also to Bangladesh 'Chief Advisor' Muhammed Yunus (though US President Donald Trump is the standard-bearer in this regard). Regardless of Pakistan's recent experience, Yunus is continuing to aggravate India by expounding his 'strategic vision' for the North-East, Bhutan and Nepal. Behind this expansionist approach is the old concept of considering the Siliguri Corridor as the Chicken's Neck which, if snapped, would cut off the North-East from mainland India.

This idea may have had merit some decades ago but is certainly not the case anymore. First, because it is much better defended, particularly keeping the Chinese in mind. Bangladesh would un...