Reflecting its fears about the potential for Chinese encirclement, democratic India, after early hiccups of doubt, set aside its scruples about Burma’s military regime. India’s cultural, economical, social, and sometimes military ties with Burma – indeed, with the entire region – are older than China’s.
为了免遭中国的围困，印度这个民主国家在起初迟疑了一阵之后也开始把对缅甸军政权的顾虑放在了一边。印度与缅甸之间的文化、经济，社会以及有时在军事上——事实上，与整个区域——的联系都比中国更加久远。因此在实力政治（Realpolitik）的考虑下，印度在缅甸军政府统治的过去20年间扩大了其在缅活动以及投资。