The conundrum facing Myanmar the consequences facing India

The article surveys the current situation in Myanmar, a nation at risk of disintegration amid a civil war that pits several ethnic regional armed militias and political parties against the military (Tatmadaw) regime. The author points out that the widening internal conflict, fostered by US and Western support for the insurgents, benefits China’s growing penetration of the country’s economy while posing a major challenge to India’s troubled Northeasten border states.