New Delhi, Aug 11 - Reacting to the sentencing of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another 18 months, India Tuesday urged Myanmar's ruling junta to push the process of political reforms and hoped that the release of political prisoners there will receive 'due attention' in the days to come.

'India has emphasised to the government of Myanmar the need to expedite their political reform and national reconciliation process, and have noted the various steps taken so far by the government of Myanmar in this direction,' external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters.

'We have maintained that this process should be broadbased, including the various ethnic groups. In this context, the issue of release of political prisoners will no doubt receive due attention,' he said.