Would India benefit from businesses relocating from Myanmar?
By Lee Kah Whye |
Updated: Mar 01, 2021 16:33 IST
Singapore, March 1 (ANI): When Myanmar's military seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders in the early hours of February 1, they would have anticipated a civilian uprising, international condemnation and likely trade and financial sanctions.
They probably calculated that such a move, as has happened in the past, will result in initial months of unrest and international tension which would gradually subside into the background as other more important global events take over the attention of the international community.
What could be different this time is that the people of Myanmar, after having tasted relative freedom from military rule since 2010, could feel they have more at stake compared with 1990 when the military last invalidated the result of a general election.