The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, connects which of the following?
✓ Correct answer: b) Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar
ExplanationThe Stilwell Road, also known as the Ledo Road, was constructed during World War II.It was a crucial supply route for the Allied forces, connecting Ledo in Assam, India to Kunming in Yunnan province of China, via northern Myanmar.It was built to transport supplies to China after the Burma Road was cut off by the Japanese.Ledo was a railhead, a natural and logical starting point for the arduous overland route.The route traversed the formidable Patkai Range, with peaks reaching over 9,000 feet, and dense, often impenetrable jungles.The construction was primarily undertaken by American engineers and laborers with support from local workers.General Joseph Warren Stilwell, the namesake of the road.The Stilwell Road remains a powerful symbol of wartime cooperation and a re- minder of the complex geopolitical dynamics of the era.363
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