Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, then head of Myanmar’s military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar’s 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2023. Aung Shine Oo/AP hide caption toggle caption Aung Shine Oo/AP Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing is abroad on his first trip as president with a trip to neighboring India. India’s foreign ministry said in a statement the visit will last from Saturday to Wednesday. The former leader of Myanmar’s military will hold talks with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with Indian business leaders. He’s also expected to meet with India President Droupadi Murmu. It’s Min Aung Hlaing’s first international trip since being sworn in as Myanmar’s new president in April, in elections that have been dismissed by Western governments and rights groups as a sham. In 2021, as chief of Myanmar’s armed forces–known as the Tatmadaw–Min Aung Hlaing deposed the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a brutal five year long civil war that shows no sign of ending. Despite the violence, the …