A matter of great concern for India since Independence has been the future of Burma, a country with which it shares land and maritime boundaries. Three years before Independence, India’s ambassador-historian Sardar K M Panikkar had underlined the strategic significance of Burma in the following words: “The defence of Burma is, in fact, the defence of India and it is India’s primary concern, no less than Burma’s, to see that its frontiers remain inviolate. In fact, no responsibility should be considered too heavy for India when it comes to the question of defending Burma.”
In the early years of Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru played a significant role in bolstering Burma politically and militarily. In fact, like Indonesia, Burma and its leadership were very close to New Delhi. Professor Werner Levi, the distinguished political scientist, even remarked that Burma was India’s satellite.
Coronavirus | Jammu and Kashmir extends lockdown in five districts as 37 die, 4,650 test positive
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A view of lockdown imposed in Jammu and Kashmir, in Srinagar, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD
95% of COVID-19 beds and ventilator-supported beds occupied in Srinagar, say officials
J&K recorded 37 deaths and 4,650 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, posing a major challenge to the health infrastructure. The Union Territory has extended the lockdown in five districts up to May 10.
An official said 1,463 of the new cases were from the Jammu division and 3,187 from the Kashmir division. “25 of the deaths were from the Jammu division and 12 from the Kashmir division.”
Curfew brings life to standstill in J&K, 30 dead
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Life came to a standstill in J&K as the Union Territory (UT) administration imposed a strict 84-hour ‘corona curfew’ in all 20 districts on Friday, even as 3,532 more tested positive and 30 died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
An official said out of 30 who were reported dead due to the infection, included 17 from the Jammu division and 13 from the Kashmir division. The active positive cases have risen to 28,359 in J&K.
Most of the COVID-designated hospitals in the Kashmir valley were touching its full bed capacity, which included the Chest Disease Hospital, the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences and the Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial hospital, officials said.
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