Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it's good to be back in India after nearly 25 years. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, she said she was disappointed when India began engaging with the generals who had put her under house arrest, but added she held no hard feelings against India.
Below is the full transcript of the interview:
Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to a special Devil's Advocate with the Burmese Opposition leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi, you returned to India " a country where you were at school, college, where your mother was a long-serving ambassador - after a gap of 25 years. What does this visit mean to you?
Aung San Suu Kyi: First of all it means meeting old friends again, people like you Karan but really it is just to get to know India again to feel myself closer to India and to the people of India. ...
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