India's Northeast Strategy: Building Deterrence Against China
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India Boosts Northeast Deterrence Against China with Key Infrastructure Projects
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Firstpost•26-02-2026, 18:25
India Boosts Northeast Deterrence Against China with Key Infrastructure Projects
•India is developing critical infrastructure in the Northeast to counter China, focusing on denying time, surprise, and coercive leverage.
•Projects like the Brahmaputra tunnel, Dibrugarh Emergency Landing Facility (ELF), and planned underground rail connectivity aim to negate China's ability to isolate the region.
•The Brahmaputra underwater tunnel, inaugurated on February 14, drastically reduces travel time and enhances rapid reinforcement capabilities for the northern bank.
•This new infrastructure, including the ELF and underground rail, transforms the eastern theatre from a vulnerability into a zone of credible deterrence, improving mobility and air power superiority.
•India's strategy shifts from merely holding ground to denial and domination, enabling rapid reinforcement, offensive denial, and theatre-level integration.
