Hours after detaining the Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, president and other leaders, the military has announced a one year emergency in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Indian foreign ministry has raised concerned about the coup in Myanmar. The foreign ministry released a statement. It said, “We have noted the developments in Myanmar with deep concern.”
“We believe that the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld. We are monitoring the situation closely,” the statement further added according to a report published in Reuters news agency.
The tensions between the democratically elected government and military break into a coup attempt by military earlier on Monday.
Myanmar was earlier also ruled by military until 2011. In
1991, Aung San Suu Kyi won a Nobel Peace Prize. However, her response towards
the ongoing Rohingya crisis was censured by international community, human
rights groups and many people across the planet.
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