Situation worsening in Myanmar, where did the Ministry of External Affairs shift the Indian Embassy employees?

Situation worsened after army took power in Myanmar

“We have temporarily shifted our staff from the Consulate General of India in Sittwe to Yangon,” Jaiswal said. Our Consulate in Mandalay is fully functioning. Anti-junta forces’ control of Myawaddy is considered important as it is Myanmar’s main transit point for trade with Thailand. Resistance forces have already captured several key trading posts near the border with India, China and Bangladesh. Since the military seized power in a coup on February 1, 2021, widespread violent protests have been taking place in Myanmar demanding the restoration of democracy.

India in tension regarding security of Manipur and Mizoram

Rakhine state and several other areas have been locked in serious fighting between armed ethnic groups and the Myanmar army since October last year.
Fighting between the two sides has been ongoing since November in several major towns and areas of Myanmar near the border with India. This has raised concerns in India about the possible impact on the security of Manipur and Mizoram. On the news of kidnapping of three Indians, Jaiswal said, ‘Our embassy is aware of the matter. They are working on it and hopefully we will be successful in getting them out.