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Today, #India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released its Annual Report of 2022.
What does it say about #Myanmar? Any change in tone and content from last year's report?
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What does it say about #Myanmar? Any change in tone and content from last year's report?
A thread 🧵 (1/n)
Introductory section:
2022 report projects the usual Indian diplomatic, "neutral" narrative on post-coup #Myanmar – except the following sentence that appeared in the 2021 report:
"Restoration of democracy in Myanmar remains a priority."
L: 2022 report; R: 2021 report (2/n)
2022 report projects the usual Indian diplomatic, "neutral" narrative on post-coup #Myanmar – except the following sentence that appeared in the 2021 report:
"Restoration of democracy in Myanmar remains a priority."
L: 2022 report; R: 2021 report (2/n)
For #India, #Myanmar has been a key development partner in the neighbourhood. Since the last 1 decade & half, Delhi has spent more than $2 billion in various development projects in Myanmar (connectivity, border area dev, training, etc.).
How did the Feb 21 coup affect this? 1/n
How did the Feb 21 coup affect this? 1/n
One would think the coup choked #India's development aid programme in #Myanmar. But that's not true.
MEA dashboard shows high budgetary allocations & spendings after the coup. In fact, the amount 🇮🇳 disbursed in 2021-22 (Rs 598.25 cr/$72.5 mil) is the highest ever recorded. 2/n
MEA dashboard shows high budgetary allocations & spendings after the coup. In fact, the amount 🇮🇳 disbursed in 2021-22 (Rs 598.25 cr/$72.5 mil) is the highest ever recorded. 2/n
The budgetary aid allocation for 2022-23 (1 yr after the coup) i.e. Rs 600 crore/$73 mil is also the highest ever for #Myanmar since MEA started publishing data.
Here's a snapshot of the same from the 2022-23 budget profile (4th column shows allocated amount for current FY). 3/n
Here's a snapshot of the same from the 2022-23 budget profile (4th column shows allocated amount for current FY). 3/n
