(CNN) -- Freed activist Aung San Suu Kyi has made a passionate plea for dialogue and reconciliation to build democracy and improve human rights in Myanmar, calling for her country to back her as she cannot "do it alone." But long-term fundamental political and economic reforms will not just depend on shifting internal dynamics, but also on the stance of its neighbors, particularly the regional superpowers China and India. Both countries are significant investors in Myanmar, also known as Burma, and both are also competing for influence in the state, with neither country taking a genuine interest in reconciliation or democracy in Myanmar, some analysts say.
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"China and India both have a serious influence on Burma," says Maung Zarni, LSE
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China has remained Myanmar's closest ally since the coup in 1962
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India is competing with China for influence in Myanmar say experts
I am extremely skeptical of what the ruling elite in India and the communists in @placeholder will do to assist the Burmese people," said Zarni.
Ordinary people in @placeholder feel betrayed by India and they see China as backing the generals."