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Myanmar could be India's next-door energy supplier: Chinese expert
Assam Tribune | Beijing, May 25 (IANS):
Considering the geostrategic significance of Myanmar, it is crucial for India to befriend the country as it serves as a land bridge to Southeast Asia and because India's booming economy desperately needs Myanmar's rich oil and natural gas resources, a Chinese expert has said.
"As one of the big stakeholders in Myanmar, India is concerned about being neglected once the US has also joined the competition over the country," he said.
With Myanmar's new openness to the West, dominated by the US, and China's ongoing influence in the nation, "India has actually been edged out of the main stage" while both the US and China are doing whatever they can to gain the favour of the economically struggling, strategically placed Myanmar.
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