But do you really want Chinese bases there in the future?
Take a wild guess Paddy & take a hike while guessing wildly.
www.lowyinstitute.org
don't mix their Islamism AND their hate for India. Two are different. Their hate of India is across the society. When the govt comes in BD, make no mistake, it will have anti India inclinations. It will try to align itself with pakistan. You will see their defence spending go up irrespective of the condition of their economy. It will try to build a military to "repel the imminent attack from India".
Why do you think the US would be supporting a pro-Chinese movement in Myanmar? Their only criticism is about the overthrow of democracy.People in Myanmar are Buddhists, they are not the dumba*ses you are used to seeing elsewhere.
This should get you started on Myanmar.
China’s Collaboration with the Myanmar Junta: A Case of Strategic Hedging?
Introduction On June 27, in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, a convoy of vehicles carrying a Chinese delegation, including a consul, came under fire. The convoy was being guarded by Myanmar military and police personnel. While local media blamed the Lisu National Development Party, a...jamestown.org
Here's a Western think tank giving India gyan, but it should help you understand the situation a little more.
In Myanmar, India should also engage the opposition | Lowy Institute
Close ties with the junta risk leaving Delhi off side.
Simply put, the current regime in power is pro-India and anti-China, although they are smart enough to maintain balance between the two.
So India had pro-India govts in both BD and Myanmar all this while. America and China support the other sides in both countries, hence the American-led coup in BD recently. They wish to do the same in Myanmar, but the Junta is a bit too powerful for that. Russia toes India's line on Myanmar.
That's the problem between India and the West. While both are aligned when it comes to China, the West is constantly working against Indian interests in the Indian Subcontinent, be it Pak, BD or Myanmar, even Sri Lanka and Maldives. And we use Russia to balance out the equation 'cause they have military tech and the UNSC veto. Another example of why Western civilians are too naive to understand why India won't be abandoning Russia anytime soon.
Things in Myanmar are far more complicated than pro-Chinese or any other pro-country movement. Essentially there are five-ten militia groups fighting for their own motives. Some want democracy and some don't. US does not want bases and naval ports belonging to PLA in Myanmar. In addition to this things are further complicated by Indian and Chinese infrastructure interests. In essence, nobody is supporting either the rebels/region based militias or the Junta for the genuine good of Burma or out of pure intentions.
I have never understood how everything is associated with bringing democracy and nothing to do with national interests of various players whether they be from the East or the West. This happens to be a very naive line of thought. I cannot believe people choose to believe such a narrative. I find it incomprehensible that after Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and Syria people still think that democracy will arrive alongside NATO forces.'Cause you are too naive to understand that the US isn't the goody two shoes you think they are.
They removed a secular democratic govt in BD and pushed Islamists to power. In Myanmar, both China and US support the "pro-democracy" forces, but actually have nothing to do with democracy. It's just another faction among many.
India supports the anti-China/US military and US/China support a bunch of commies called NLD masquerading as democratic forces.
Locally, the military supports a "far-right" conservative party that believes in Buddhist nationalism, it's called the USDP.
NLD is similar to the Congress Party in India, which is also supported by both the US (Democrats) and China.
In any case Myanmar is a sh!thole due to endless civil war, especially the new one.
Myanmar civil war (2021–present) - Wikipedia
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The issues did not have anything to do with the US and the leader stepped down, she was not removed. You just see the US wherever you like with no solid evidence, all it needs is one random assertion and that's evidence enough for you.
Evidence?
National Long Distance?
Glass houses...In any case Myanmar is a sh!thole due to endless civil war, especially the new one.
Myanmar civil war (2021–present) - Wikipedia
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The problem is people think NATO is involved whether they're there or not. As for Iraq, it's better now than under Saddam at least.
IF the report is true, that's exactly 2 people. Although they could just be two people in masks. There have been Indians fighting for Russia in Ukraine, does that imply Modi's involvement? There have even been Brits fighting for Russia, does that signify MoD approval?Foreign fighters training anti-regime forces in Myanmar
Numbers too small so far to be game changing in overall battle situation
Western volunteers join the battle against Myanmar’s military regime
Travelling independently to Southeast Asia, they say they were inspired by the bravery of the anti-coup fighters.www.aljazeera.com
These volunteers seem to be rather well funded and seem to be able to run training camps quite well. Of course there is always plausible deniability.
Well they hung him.
I don't know...may be or may be not. There could be more and there simply are no reports. Who knows if Modi is involved? There are so many scenarios at play and the US has genuine interests in keeping China out of Myanmar. Do you have certain answers to these questions that you posed? Till sometime ago I was trolling the Russians for blowing up their own pipeline...seems I was wrong wasn't I.
No, just annoyed with the way Indian folk jump to the conclusion of US involvement everywhere. I see no definitive benefits for the US acting against regimes in Bangladesh or Myanmar. God knows, they've waited a really long time without doing anything, why now?
Which pipeline? Nordstream? No one knows who blew that up. There are arguments both ways.
