Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Bangladesh-Myanmar Sea Border Crisis

A territorial crisis has been developing in the Bay of Bengal over the last few days as naval forces and survey vessels of Myanmar (Burma) have intruded and remained in Bangladeshi waters. The region is considered a valuable resource location for undersea natural gas fields. Bangladesh has responded to the incursion by dispatching their own naval vessel(s) and involving Chinese diplomats in an attempt to find a resolution other than force.

Good luck with that.

For those wishing more details and a naval warfare perspective on this crisis, I recommend the superb Information Dissemination site's article.

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