THE STRAITS TIMES
Dec 8, 2020,
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Increased activity along the Myanmar border has sparked concern that
India's military is becoming stretched as tensions remain with China and
Pakistan on other parts of its land border.PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DELHI • Indian officials say China is assisting rebel groups that have stepped up attacks on India's border with Myanmar in recent months, opening another front in the conflict between two nations already engaged in a deadly stand-off in the Himalayas.
Armed groups in Myanmar - including the United Wa State Army and the Arakan Army, which was designated a terrorist organisation this year - are acting as Beijing's proxies by supplying weapons and providing hideouts to insurgent groups in India's north-eastern states, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the situation, who asked not to be identified due to rules on speaking with the media.