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India begins supplying Myanmar military hardware
Ignoring protests from Western countries, India has begun transferring military equipment to Myanmar's military junta in order to neutralise China's burgeoning defence, diplomatic and economic ties with Yangon.
Rahul Bedi (IANS)
New Delhi, October 4, 2006|16:46 IST
Ignoring protests from Western countries, India has begun transferring military equipment to Myanmar's military junta in order to neutralise China's burgeoning defence, diplomatic and economic ties with Yangon.
In August, unmindful of British protests, the Indian Navy transferred two BN-2 'Defender' Islander maritime surveillance aircraft and deck-based air-defence guns and varied surveillance equipment to Myanmar.
Soon after the navy announced its intention of supplying the British-built Islanders to Myanmar following Indian Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash's visit to Yangon in January, Britain had declared that it would be unable to provide spares and maintenance support for them as it opposed the country's military administration.
Alongside, India had quietly transferred other hardware to the Myanmarese military.
"We have recommended and started giving them (Myanmar) 105-mm Indian field guns," Indian Army Vice-Chief Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman told Force magazine recently.
India begins supplying Myanmar military hardware — Indo-Burma (Indo-Myanmar) News
So Indians are supplying little more than Dhurav and A-55S to Burmese, no? And don't they look to encounter BN walas to you, BRO?