{"id":197870,"date":"2022-07-29T17:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T12:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=197870"},"modified":"2022-09-27T13:24:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T07:54:58","slug":"answered-the-indo-burma-region-home-to-one-of-asias-longest-running-conflict-zones-is-of-immense-geo-strategic-importance-for-india-in-the-light-of-the-statement-bring-out-the-effects-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-the-indo-burma-region-home-to-one-of-asias-longest-running-conflict-zones-is-of-immense-geo-strategic-importance-for-india-in-the-light-of-the-statement-bring-out-the-effects-o\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] The Indo-Burma region, home to one of Asia\u2019s longest-running conflict zones, is of immense geo-strategic importance for India. In the light of the statement, bring out the effects of turmoil in Myanmar in India? Also, suggest some steps that the government should take to uphold its interests."},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"616\"><strong>Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Contextual introduction.<br \/>\n<strong>Body:\u00a0<\/strong>Write some effects of turmoil in Myanmar in India.\u00a0\u00a0Also, write some steps that the government should take to uphold its interests.<strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Write a way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>India-Myanmar relations are rooted in shared historical, ethnic, cultural and religious ties. As the <strong>land of Lord Buddha<\/strong>, India is a country of pilgrimage for the people of Myanmar. India and Myanmar share a long land border of over 1600 km and a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar is\u00a0geopolitically significant\u00a0to India as it<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>stands at the center of the India-Southeast Asia\u00a0geography.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effects of turmoil in Myanmar in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India would face the influx of r<strong>efugees<\/strong>, particularly the defectors from the borderlands who have close cultural, ethnic, and religious ties with their counterparts in India,<\/li>\n<li>There may be <strong>spill-over effects on South<\/strong> <strong>Asia<\/strong>, and as an immediate neighbour, the region will face the ethical dilemma on how to manage relations with Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li>India-Myanmar has <strong>porous borders<\/strong> at many places. It facilitates cross-border movement of militants, illegal arms and drugs, etc. It would be difficult to control the movement under the cover of refuge.<\/li>\n<li>The military taking over Myanmar has affected the <strong>India\u2019s Act East Policy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Ever since the coup, <strong>China\u2019s economic grip over Myanmar<\/strong> has become tighter with a special focus on projects critical for the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. This is of great concern for India.<\/li>\n<li>Internally, central government facing friction with the Manipur state government. It is because Manipur state is much more concerned about the well-being of Myanmarese living on the borders due to their shared cultural identities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Steps that the government should take:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India has to discourage the mass influx of refugees, <strong>check cross-border insurgency<\/strong> in the northeast, safeguard ongoing projects and investments and also counter China\u2019s growing influence.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, India\u2019s Border trade with Myanmar is at a very low level. By <strong>formalising border trade<\/strong> like that of Border Haats in India-Bangladesh and providing enough support, people to people tie can be improved.<\/li>\n<li>India can assist Myanmar in the\u00a0<strong>implementation of the Kofi Annan Advisory Commission report<\/strong>on Rohingya Refugee issues like investing in infrastructure projects.<\/li>\n<li>India must invest in those entities that can not only provide a stable political environment overall, but also effectively secure its security interests along the border.<\/li>\n<li>India should strengthenborder infrastructure<strong>\u00a0by investing in<\/strong> UAVs, surveillance systems, and communication equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The complexity of India\u2019s regional security and neighbourhood demands that India adopt a more nuanced position on Myanmar.\u00a0 India\u2019s new <strong>\u201ctwo-track\u201d policy<\/strong> can help to attain its broader geostrategic goals- containing China and achieving regional supremacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction:\u00a0Contextual introduction. Body:\u00a0Write some effects of turmoil in Myanmar in India.\u00a0\u00a0Also, write some steps that the government should take to uphold its interests.Conclusion: Write a way forward. India-Myanmar relations are rooted in shared historical, ethnic, cultural and religious ties. As the land of Lord Buddha, India is a country of pilgrimage for the people of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-the-indo-burma-region-home-to-one-of-asias-longest-running-conflict-zones-is-of-immense-geo-strategic-importance-for-india-in-the-light-of-the-statement-bring-out-the-effects-o\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered] The Indo-Burma region, home to one of Asia\u2019s longest-running conflict zones, is of immense geo-strategic importance for India. In the light of the statement, bring out the effects of turmoil in Myanmar in India? Also, suggest some steps that the government should take to uphold its interests.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}