As India hosts Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president, what’s at stake for the world’s largest democracy

According to analysts and experts, the five-day visit, which includes the pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya and talks scheduled with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reflects New Delhi’s long-standing approach toward Myanmar: engagement with whoever governs in Naypyidaw, regardless of international opinion. “This is a big diplomatic gain for Myanmar—the visit to India, the first bilateral visit by the newly elected president under obviously controversial circumstances. Being received by the largest democracy in the world and by a popular, charismatic leader such as our prime minister will be received well within Myanmar and the region. And it will hopefully impact other countries’…