Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- The strategic challenge faced by Bangladesh on its doorstep is the increasing influence of India and China in Myanmar's Rakhine State, where the two great powers of Asia are engaged in building deep water ports. India's planned Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Project aims to bypass Bangladesh in linking Northeast India with the port of Kolkata through Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal. India is developing the Sittwe Port in Rakhine State as a gateway to its landlocked northeastern states. China is developing the Kyaukphyu Deep-Sea Port as part of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) which aims to bypass the Malacca Straits for Chinese shipping and oil and gas pipelines.
The civil war in Myanmar has resulted in the country'...
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