AjayGhatak
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Thing is, both Mayanmar and Afghanistan are antagonists to Bangladesh and Pakistan respectively. While neither countries will strictly follow India, given a chance to acquire leverage over Bangladesh and Pakistan respectively, they will take it with open arms.If you use the strategem of Chanakya, the chief millitary adviser of Chandragupta Maurya. Then countries sourround a center power in layers of «cocentric ring».
According to this layering if youre the center power(layer 0): India, you support Afghanistan (a land in the 2nd layer) to put pressure on on a land in the 1st Layer: Pakistan.
So in BDs’ case India would use Myanmar to put pressure on Bangladesh.
But the main issue for India is that Afghanistan is under heavy Pakistan influence, plus they are essentially divided by a artificial border. So that didnt work and India was kicked out when Americans left Afghanistan.
In BD’s case, Myanmar also cant be used against BD because Myanmar is under heavy Chinese influence.
Which means India is Strategically isolated in the terrestrial domain.
Another interesting thing is that according to the same Model of Chanakya, Pakistan and Bangladesh is eachothers 2nd Layer countries.