Min Aung Hlaing's India visit set to benefit both sides

Myanmar's president is struggling to secure international legitimacy for his new administration

Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing, left, will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his five-day visit to India that begins on May 30. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Reuters) 

BANGKOK/NEW DELHI -- When Min Aung Hlaing arrives in India on Saturday for his first foreign visit after switching roles from the leader of Myanmar's military regime to the nation's president, he will offer New Delhi a platform to consolidate bilateral ties with the Southeast Asian nation that is also in the crosshairs of geopolitical rival China, say diplomats and analysts.