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Ripple Effects of Myanmar Coup Felt in India’s Northeast

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Ripple Effects of Myanmar Coup Felt in India’s Northeast

The February 1 coup has generated concern among Chin refugees in India’s northeast, and could complicate the country’s counterinsurgency efforts.

Ripple Effects of Myanmar Coup Felt in India’s Northeast

Anti-coup demonstrators in a protest march in Nanyun township of the Naga Self-Administered Zone, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.

Credit: Monywa Gazette

Anti-coup demonstrators continue to pour onto the streets for a fifth straight day in Myanmar despite the protests turning violent on February 9, with one woman sustaining a critical head injury from a bullet in Naypyidaw.

A day earlier, the new military administration had issued warnings of a crackdown, banning gatherings at potential flashpoint sites across the country.

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