NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- When two eastern neighbours continue witnessing socio-political turmoil, it undoubtedly increases security concerns for India's northeastern region. Bangladesh is currently going through political uncertainty over its 12th national election due in January 2024, and another neighbour, Myanmar, continues to witness a full-scale civil war, where the Burmese armed forces are facing unusual resistance from the anti-junta and pro-democracy groups, many of them are heavily armed. Some parts of the Southeast Asian nation have now fallen under the control of these rebels, who had recently launched a massive offensive against the military junta to overthrow the military dictators from Naypyidaw.

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