Geopolitics Trumps Democracy; India Walks A Tightrope Over Myanmar While batting for democracy, India is loathe to directly challenge the military junta which now rules Myanmar. And China is part of the reason AP/PTI Photo outlookindia.com 2021-03-14T19:30:42+05:30 Also read The military coup in Myanmar poses several challenges for India as it adjoins its sensitive northeastern border states, which have witnessed several insurgencies and is a region wrapped up in identity politics. On the one hand as a democracy, New Delhi has joined the international community in calling out the military junta and asking for the restoration of civilian rule. But if India is batting for democracy, giving shelter to people fleeing the military crackdown and entering the bordering Indian states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur is a given. Yet on Friday the Union Home Ministry cautioned the state governments of the bordering states to keep a hawk's eye on the international border with Myanmar and ensure that refugees do not cross over to India.