Myanmar War killing India’s ‘Act East’ Dream

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Against the ominous question mark hanging over Myanmar’s remarkable encounter with COVID 19 – no recorded cases to date — it’s easy to view the country’s ethnic conflicts as mere off-stage business-as-usual.

In western Myanmar, an area that brings India and China’s strategic interests face-to-face, that would be a serious mistake.

Whatever the toll of the virus in the coming months, the sharp deterioration of the military situation in Rakhine and neighboring areas of Chin state will shape in a far more profound sense both Myanmar’s political future and India’s plans to push back against growing Chinese influence. Read More…


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