In 2022, 165 children died at the hands of Myanmar's military Junta. As per data shared by the nation's exiled opposition National Unity Government (NUG), this year saw a 78 per cent uptick in the number of deaths of children from 2021.
Myanmar's local media has chalked this number to artillery attacks targeting forces resistant to the Junta.
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The Centre’s stand holds significance amid an influx of people from Myanmar into Mizoram. Mar 10, 2021 · 08:23 pm File photo: Students march during a protest against the military coup at Dagon University in Yangon on Friday. | STR/ AFP
India on Wednesday said it has “direct stakes in the maintenance of peace and stability in Myanmar”, and added that the recent developments since the military coup in the country last month, were of “deep concern” to it.
“India has urged that the rule of law and democratic process be upheld and called upon the Myanmar leadership to work together to resolve their differences in a peaceful and constructive manner,” Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in a written reply in response to a question in the Lok Sabha.