A former Burmese army chief visiting India once insisted that Delhi must include a two-day back-and-forth trip to Bodh Gaya in Bihar as part of his official itinerary. When interviewed by this writer for the BBC in Shillong, General Maung Aye said unambiguously: “When we want weapons or money, we go to China, but when we want to pray for salvation, we have to come to India.”
China seems to be on the verge of recognising Myanmar s military regime, reversing its previous policy of choosing a side in the country s ongoing political crisis.On June 5, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and his Foreign Minister Wunna Maung .