Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Donald Lu, the US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, has flagged the security risks from the Rohingya refugee crisis for Bangladesh and India amid the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military and rebel groups. In a discussion organised by the US Institute for Peace to mark the second anniversary of the country's Indo-Pacific Strategy on Saturday, the host mentioned "historic border conflict" between India and China and India's "deep-seated conflict with Pakistan.

"But the one I actually spend a lot of time on is thinking about Bangladesh and the Rohingya refugees who were there, and the effects of instability in Burma and what it means for the region," Lu said.

Pointing to Peter Haas, the US ...