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However, India’s position remains nuanced with the government having also called for engagement with Myanmar and for the situation to be resolved through dialogue. While India was among eight countries to send a representative to the Myanmar Armed Forces Day parade, Bagchi said not too much should be read into it as India had an embassy there with the ambassador and defence attache performing their duties.
Meanwhile, Myanmar refused to accept a 14-year-old Rohingya girl when she was taken to the border in Manipur for deportation, officials said. Immigration officials of Myanmar said the check-gate is shut for the last one year due to the pandemic.