Myanmar's Military Junta Consolidates Power Amid Global Distractions

New Delhi, Dec 13: While the world's attention is focused on the Israel-Iran conflict, the military junta (military junta) is shrewdly consolidating its power in Myanmar on India's eastern border. After the February 2021 coup, the military led by General Min Aung Hlaing is now preparing to hold elections in the name of'disciplined democracy ', which world experts are calling'shameful and fake '. The elections are not just a show of legitimising military rule amid sanctions on opposition parties and arrests of leaders. The strategic headache for છે.ભારત The instability in Myanmar is not just an internal matter for India, but is directly linked to India's internal security. India has a 1,643-kilometre-long border with Myanmar. About 31,000 refugees have so far taken refuge in Mizoram since the coup. Apart from this, taking advantage of the porous border, terrorist organisations and drug cartels in India's north-eastern states continue to pose a challenge to India's peace and tranquillity.