India, April 12 -- India on Friday described the security situation in Myanmar as precarious, with diplomats being moved out of the consulate in the port city of Sittwe amid advances by anti-junta resistance forces.

Staff of the Indian consulate in Sittwe were temporarily relocated to Yangon, while the consulates in Mandalay remains "fully functional", external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media briefing.

The security situation in Myanmar remains "precarious" and is deteriorating, Jaiswal said.

"We are closely monitoring the security situation in Myanmar, particularly in the Rakhine state. Necessary steps have been taken to ensure the safety of our citizens," he said.

HT had reported on April 10 that In...