<p>Days after Myanmar's powerful military seized power in a coup, India on Thursday said it was "closely" monitoring developments in the neighbouring country.</p>.<p>"India and Myanmar are neighbours with close cultural and people-to-people ties, bolstered by trade, economic, security and defence-related exchanges. We are, therefore, monitoring developments in that country closely," external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.</p>.<p>At a media briefing, he said India is also engaged on the issue as a member of the UN Security Council.</p>.<p>Myanmar's military grabbed power in the coup against the civilian government and imposed a state of emergency after detaining Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) on Monday.</p>.<p>Following the coup, India expressed "deep concern" and said the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld in the country.</p>.<p>"India has extended assistance to Myanmar in its fight against Covid-19 by providing medicines, test kits and vaccines," Srivastava said at the briefing.</p>.<p>"We remain committed to continuing our humanitarian support for the people in Myanmar in mitigating the health and economic impact of the pandemic," he added.</p>.<p>The Myanmarese military staged the coup amid its rising friction with the ruling NLD government over the results of the November 8 general election. The NLD had registered a thumping victory in the polls. However, the military had alleged discrepancies in the electoral process.</p>.<p>The democratic transition in Myanmar had taken place in 2011 after decades of military rule</p>
<p>Days after Myanmar's powerful military seized power in a coup, India on Thursday said it was "closely" monitoring developments in the neighbouring country.</p>.<p>"India and Myanmar are neighbours with close cultural and people-to-people ties, bolstered by trade, economic, security and defence-related exchanges. We are, therefore, monitoring developments in that country closely," external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.</p>.<p>At a media briefing, he said India is also engaged on the issue as a member of the UN Security Council.</p>.<p>Myanmar's military grabbed power in the coup against the civilian government and imposed a state of emergency after detaining Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) on Monday.</p>.<p>Following the coup, India expressed "deep concern" and said the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld in the country.</p>.<p>"India has extended assistance to Myanmar in its fight against Covid-19 by providing medicines, test kits and vaccines," Srivastava said at the briefing.</p>.<p>"We remain committed to continuing our humanitarian support for the people in Myanmar in mitigating the health and economic impact of the pandemic," he added.</p>.<p>The Myanmarese military staged the coup amid its rising friction with the ruling NLD government over the results of the November 8 general election. The NLD had registered a thumping victory in the polls. However, the military had alleged discrepancies in the electoral process.</p>.<p>The democratic transition in Myanmar had taken place in 2011 after decades of military rule</p>