Illustrations/Uday Mohite

Why are the armies 'chicken's neck' and neck?
The current border stand-off began a month ago after India protested and stopped China's efforts for the extension of a road through a plateau known as Doklam. The plateau is known as the tri-junction because of the access it provides all three countries to their interior territories and has been a bone of contention between China and Bhutan, with both countries claiming their influence over it. New Delhi supports Thimphu's claim. Extending the road would give China more access to the 'chicken's neck', a corridor linking the northeast states to the Indian mainland.