The Indian discourses on Myanmar are increasingly looking surreal. The official mantra is that New Delhi and the leadership in Myanmar have one hell of a Faustian deal between them, to crush the Naga insurgent groups advocating separatism within Myanmar and in India. The government has leaked to the press that the iconic figure of the Indian Army's recent "hot pursuit"-cum-revenge attack on Naga rebels, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is packing his bags to travel to Myanmar to discuss a joint action plan of security operations for the period ahead to crush the ethnic separatists in our northeastern regions.However, the red carpet welcome accorded to the Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Beijing should come as an eye-opener for the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling attention to the dramatic shift of the tectonic plates of regional politics. Suu Kyi arrived in Beijing on June 10 on her first visit to China, a five-day visit, and by the second day, Pres

M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar

Suu Kyi catches China's attention