{"id":81540,"date":"2021-02-10T15:22:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T09:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=81540"},"modified":"2021-02-10T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T09:52:16","slug":"indias-strategy-for-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-strategy-for-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s strategy for Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G6I88NGE1.1&amp;imageview=0\">The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gs2:<\/strong> India and its Neighborhood- Relations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>India\u2019s Policy towards Myanmar should be a balance of India\u2019s interest and India\u2019s norms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The recent <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/coup-in-myanmar-derailment-of-democracy\/\">military coup in Myanmar<\/a> has once again created uncertainty regarding the future of Myanmar\u2019s democracy.<\/li>\n<li>The U. S and the west have reacted strongly. The US threatened Myanmar about sanctions.<\/li>\n<li>Myanmar lies between two powerful states (India and China) competing for power and influence. Thus, Myanmar will always have geopolitical importance.<\/li>\n<li>Given the high stakes in Myanmar, India needs to craft well-thought-out strategic choices regarding the situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What are the issues facing countries in supporting Aung San Suu Kyi?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The image of Aung San Suu Kyi declined globally due to her support towards the ill-treatment of Rohingyas. Yet, there is no other alternative for international communities other than Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li>The increasing global support for Aung San Suu Kyi will diminish the possibilities for justice to the Rohingyas in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How the coup will impact China?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The coup in Myanmar was more in the interest of the armed forces of Myanmar. However, it might affect China both negatively and positively.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the short run, the Coup is against the <strong>Economic interests<\/strong> of other countries including India and China. Also, for China, the coup has destabilised its larger regional economic plans in Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li>However, in the<strong> long run<\/strong>, Myanmar will be forced to seek China\u2019s support if, the US imposes <strong>economic sanctions<\/strong> on Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li>It is likely that China will be ready to offer them support in return for increasing the Chinese footprint in the country. This will make China the biggest beneficiary of the recent Military Coup in Myanmar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is the dilemma faced by India?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Till now, the existence of dual power centers in Myanmar suited India&#8217;s interest very well. However, the coup has put India in a dilemma on how to respond to the military coup in Myanmar.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Myanmar\u2019s military has been instrumental in controlling the <strong>insurgent groups<\/strong> in India&#8217;s northeast. They provided India with coordinated action and intelligence sharing.<\/li>\n<li>The issue of <strong>Rohingya Muslims <\/strong>is equally important. The military rule in Myanmar will offer support for increasing prosecution for Rohingyas. This could potentially lead to <strong>a rise of extremism<\/strong> within the community. This will be definitely against India\u2019s interests in the longer run.<\/li>\n<li>If India\u2019s national interest is given priority then, India would cooperate with Myanmar\u2019s military. However, open support for the Military by India will lead to strong criticism by the West and especially America.<\/li>\n<li>On the other hand, India cannot actively oppose Myanmar\u2019s military. Because Suu Kyi has also supported strong ties with China. It was Myanmar\u2019s military that has been more supportive of India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs has voiced its opinion for upholding the rule<strong> of law<\/strong> and the <strong>democratic process<\/strong> in Myanmar. However, considering the regional <strong>geopolitics<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-myanmar-relations-after-coup\/\">India&#8217;s Myanmar policy<\/a> will be based on interests rather than norms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the way forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India must strive to push for <strong>political reconciliation<\/strong> in the country while maintaining relations with the government in power in Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li>In the meantime, India needs to focus on improving trade, connectivity, and security links between the two sides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/coup-in-myanmar-and-india-myanmar-bilateral-relations-explained\/\">Read more about India-Myanmar relations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The Hindu Gs2: India and its Neighborhood- Relations. Synopsis: India\u2019s Policy towards Myanmar should be a balance of India\u2019s interest and India\u2019s norms. Background The recent military coup in Myanmar has once again created uncertainty regarding the future of Myanmar\u2019s democracy. The U. S and the west have reacted strongly. The US threatened Myanmar&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-strategy-for-myanmar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India\u2019s strategy for Myanmar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[1333,1457],"class_list":["post-81540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-ir_0","tag-ir_02","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700776560,"cached_date":1701965617},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81540","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\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}