SUMMARY: "The UN Secretary General?s Special Advisor on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, met with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon during a July 10-12 visit to New Delhi. According to the MEA, Gambari recognized India?s ability to influence Burma, and expressed modest optimism for future collaboration, telling Menon that India could "do something" to promote democracy in Burma. Meanwhile, a report issued by European NGOs warned of India?s impending sale of attack helicopters to Burma that include components and technology originating from the European Union (EU). NGOs claim such a sale would be a violation in sprit, if not in letter, of end-use agreements for military hardware between India and the EU, given the EU?s arms embargo against Burma. India is unlikely to reduce its engagement with Burma due to its realpolitik calculus that such ties reduce the junta?s dependence on Beijing, and induce the regime to provide essential support to India?s counter-insurgency operations in the North East." END SUMMARY