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In Myanmar, India's Prime Minister Skillfully Sidesteps the Rohingya Controversy

Sep 6, 2017 | 22:00 GMT

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw on Sept. 6.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw on Sept. 6.

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In his first official visit to Myanmar, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has skillfully navigated the third rail of Myanmarese politics: the country's Rohingya minority. The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic group living in Myanmar's westernmost Rakhine state that has been at the center of a political firestorm since Myanmar's 2010 elections....

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