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MYANMAR GOVERNMENT
- The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Myanmar an “authoritarian regime” in 2019.
- Myanmar has a President and State Counsellor of Myanmar
- Aung San Suu Kyi is the State Counsellor
INDIA MYANMAR
- India is Myanmar’s fifth-largest trading partner and shares religious ethnic and linguistic ties with the nation.The bilateral trade between the two nations witnessed an 8 percent jump during 2018-19 and the current trade stands at USD 1.7 billion
CHINA IS OVERALL THE LARGEST TRADING PARTNER OF MYANMAR
STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE
- India and Myanmar share a long 1,643 km geographical land border and maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar shares borders with 4 Indian states – Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India.
- Myanmar is India’s gateway to South-East Asia.
CONNECTIVITY
- India is building the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport, a road-river-port cargo transport project, to link Kolkata to Sittwe in Myanmar and then from Myanmar’s Kaladan river to India’s north-east.
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- India, Myanmar, and Thailand are building the Asian Trilateral Highway, which will connect India to ASEAN.The road is expected to boost trade and commerce in the ASEAN–India Free Trade Area, as well as with the rest of Southeast Asia
MYANMAR’S ISOLATION
RECENT VISIT
- Reaffirming India’s ‘Act East’ and ‘Neighbourhood First’ policies and Myanmar’s non-aligned foreign policy both leaders committed to further strengthen the bilateral Both sides agreed to cooperate in countering terrorist groups and their actions.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed full support for Myanmar’s peace process between Government, Military and Ethnic Armed Groups
DETAILS
- Co-operation in defence and security along with matter of enhanced bilateral trade and economic engagements was also discussed. India reiterated its support for peace , stability and development in Rakhine state. Coordinated Bus Service between Imphal and Mandalay is expected to begin from April this year.The Indian side reiterated its commitment for construction of the Integrated Check Post in Tamu, Myanmar.
THE MOUS INCLUDE
- Cooperation for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; Rescue, Recovery, Repatriation and Re-Integration of Victims of Trafficking
- Agreement regarding Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of Quick Impact Projects
- Agreement between Rakhine State Government and Embassy of India,Yangon, for construction of incinerator in Mrauk-U township hospital, construction of seed storage houses and water supply systems in Gwa township under Rakhine State Development Programme
- Agreement between Rakhine State Government and Embassy of India, Yangon, for distribution of electricity by solar power in five townships of Rakhine State under Rakhine State Development Programme
- Agreement between Rakhine State Government and Embassy of India, Yangon, for construction of Kyawlyaung-Ohlphyu road, construction of Kyaung Taung-Kyaw Paung road in Buthedaung township under Rakhine State Development Programme
- Agreement between Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and Embassy of India,Yangon, for construction of pre-schools under Rakhine State Development Programme
- Cooperation on Combating Timber Trafficking, and Conservation of Tigers and other Wildlife
- Cooperation on petroleum products between India Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Myanmar Ministry of Electricity and Energy
- Cooperation on communications between India Ministry of Communications and Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications
- Cooperation in health research between Indian Council of Medical Research and Department of Medical Research, Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports
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