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India faces dilemma as it recalibrates Myanmar policy

Indian soldiers patrol along the Tiau River, a natural border between India and Myanamar, on March 12, 2021. PHOTO: AFP
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NEW DELHI - India faces a conundrum in Myanmar.

On the one hand, New Delhi has had a longstanding policy of wooing the Myanmar military junta with an eye on countering Chinese expansionism in the neighbourhood. India sent a representative to last week's Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw.

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