India, June 2 -- As Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing visits India, strategic imperatives appear to be outweighing democratic principles

Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing is in India on his five-day maiden visit. The controversy and protests started even as he landed in Bodh Gaya on Saturday. The optics were meticulously choreographed, but the baggage the President carries is simply too heavy to be whitewashed. Here was a man who led a coup against a democratically elected government in 2021, receiving ceremonial honours from the world's largest democracy. In February 2021, military chief Min Aung Hlaing overthrew Myanmar's democratically elected government, arresting Aung San Suu Kyi on flimsy charges. But this time, the resistance ...