Bangladesh, July 17 -- As China's strategic footprint deepens across South Asia and Myanmar's civil war redraws the region's security landscape, the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier has emerged as one of the most consequential geopolitical flashpoints in the Indo-Pacific. What was once viewed primarily as a humanitarian crisis involving the Rohingya has evolved into a complex contest involving Beijing's expanding influence, competing infrastructure corridors, armed ethnic groups, maritime strategy, and India's long-term security interests.

In this exclusive interview to Arun Anand, Indian Affairs Editor of Blitz, noted geopolitical analyst Dr. Cchavi Vashisht-Associate Fellow at the Chintan Research Foundation and one of India's emerging str...