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Description: A most impressive institution, much more than a news service, with an excellent website. Mizzima concentrates on India-Burma relations, events etc. Several Mizzima articles daily in English and Burmese which can be read on the site or delivered to your mailbox. The website has a browsable archive back to 98, which is an important resource. The search function does not work all that well (e.g. searching for "naga", it retrieved 5 documents, whereas there are several hundred accessible to the patient browser). Sections include: the Mizzima News; Mizzima News Archives; News in Burmese; Burma Related News (various sources); Nationalities Questions; Documents (nothing there yet); Debates; About Mizzima; About Burma; Mizzima?s Activities; Seminars; Photo Gallery (mainly people sitting round tables); Media in Burma; Network Links; Chat Room; Burmese calendar; Research on Indo-Burma relations; English Language School; Art Exhibitions; Music Album; Mizzima Video Documentary; Affiliated Organizations; Mizzima Team.
Source/publisher: "Mizzima"
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Source/publisher: Various sources via Youtube
Date of entry/update: 2017-08-22
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Language: English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description: "Burma Centre Delhi (BCD) is a non-profit organization which was formed with the aim to work for the restoration of peace, justice, democracy and human rights in Burma, India and other parts of the world. BCD strongly believes that India, the world?s largest democracy, can influence Burma and other countries of the world in bringing about peace and democratic transition. BCD also believes that the on-going political crisis in Burma is a clash between the oppressed and the oppressors and that only political dialogue can solve the problems that Burma has faced and continues to face. BCD firmly adheres to non-violent political methods. The Mission of BCD is to: provide update information on Burma?s political, social and economic issues to the different levels of Indian people so as to raise the level of consciousness and actions for democracy movement in Burma strengthen relationship and building network between the people of India and Burma for better understanding and solidarity serve as a resource centre providing a platform for Burmese and Indian for sharing knowledge of two countries to know about each other observe Indo-Burma relations and take initiative role for appropriate campaign and lobby to urge the Indian Government to support the aspirations for democracy and human rights"
Source/publisher: Burma Centre Delhi (BCD)
Date of entry/update: 2012-03-10
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Language: English
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Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-04
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Source/publisher: Centre de Sciences Humaines de New Delhi
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-29
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Language: English
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Description: Contains email, street address and phone Nos. of parliamentarians
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Source/publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-14
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Description: One of the Delhi think tanks with an interest in Burma-Myanmar...Use the (google) search engine... Strong links with the Indian Ministry of Defence, though it (and its individual researchers) claim independence.
Source/publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Date of entry/update: 2008-11-24
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Description: One of the Delhi-based think tanks with the greatest interest in India-Burma/Myanmar relations. A search for "Myanmar" on this site produced 168 articles and 796 news items (November 2008).
Source/publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IDSA)
Date of entry/update: 2008-11-24
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Description: One of the Delhi think-tanks with a Burma/Myanmar interest (it has a Myanmar specialist, K Yhome) ... It has some Burma/Myanmar material, but since the rather eccentric website has no visible search engine this is best accessed via a google site-specific search: myanmar site:observerindia.com ... Even with a (free) subscription, one is often limited to executive summaries.... "OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ORF) is an endeavour to aid and influence formulation of policies for building a strong and prosperous India. The expectations of the global community from India are immense as the country is poised to play a leading role in the knowledge age. The Foundation believes that in the next 25 years India will be one of the great economic powers in the world and contribute to a significant transformation in the quality of life of humanity." .....
Source/publisher: Observer Research Foundation
Date of entry/update: 2008-11-24
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Description: Study on India- Myanmar bilateral. Also regional involving Myanmar.
Source/publisher: Institue of Peace & Conflict Studies
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-05
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Description: "Welcome to my Site ! Let me introduce myself. As a French researcher in International Relations, I have been working for the last 7 years on geopolitics in Asia, with a special focus on India and Burma (Myanmar). In December 2006, I successfully defended my Ph.D Dissertation (Political Science, Asian Studies) at the Institute of Political Science, Paris, France : "India, China and the Burmese Issue : Sino-Indian Rivalry through Burma/Myanmar and its Limits since 1988" (with distinction). You will find in this website a glimpse of the works I have done so far on those issues (articles, publications, fieldworks) as well as some links and contacts which could be of interest on these matters. Enjoy the visit "... Dr. Renaud EGRETEAU
Source/publisher: Renaud Egreteau
Date of entry/update: 2007-06-27
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Description: "It does not surprise one any longer when news relating to the persecution of minorities surfaces in India. In yet another development, the BJP’s Hindutva-backed regime has been found to be expanding its network of terror beyond India’s borders by colluding with Myanmar’s outlawed junta. The military govt that staged a coup in February 2021 overthrew the civilian government of Noble laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, putting her and her party behind bars. The military junta in charge faces a grave legitimacy crisis from the global community at large with India being an exception. When the 2021 issue was debated in the UN General Assembly, India abstained from voting against it evincing its tacit support for the military setup in Naypyidaw. UN’s recent report titled Billion Dollar Death Trade exposed India’s massive arms shipments to the ports of Myanmar which the military junta is potentially using against its civilian population committing gross atrocities to suppress democratic voices in the country. The volume of arms exports from India increased significantly when an organised genocide began in the country against the Rohingya community in 2017. International bodies such as Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and New Global Report on Arms Expenditure have claimed that half of India’s arms exports between the years 2017-21 have gone to Myanmar. The supplies included surveillance equipment, artillery, and missiles manufactured by Indian state-owned enterprises like Bharat Dynamics Limited. Not only has India become an abettor of crimes against humanity in Myanmar but also a violator of the Wassenaar Arrangement which makes it incumbent on the signatories to increase transparency in their arms exports. The arrangement also prohibits its members from supplying and acquiring ‘dual use items’ meaning those that can be used for civilian as well as military purposes to and from a state that is a cause of concern for the region in which Myanmar is. There is overwhelming evidence available that the junta is involved in heinous war crimes yet the Indian state continues to aid and arm them knowing well to what ends they are being used. The UN’s Special Rapporteur has reported that $51 million worth of arms has been supplied directly to Myanmar’s military and arms dealers by Indian firms. Another state-owned enterprise named Bharat Electronics Limited is reported to have despatched Remote Controlled Weapons Station (RCWS) according to export data. A further six HJT-16 Kiran-1 light attack aircrafts were flown to former Burma with which India shares over a thousand-mile border. The Indian representative claimed that any defence exports made to Myanmar over the period in question were part of the deal signed with the civilian government before the coup for the security interests of both nations. India could have suspended these supplies till democracy was restored in the country, yet it continues to empower the junta through this enormous flow of arms. The impact of this arms influx has been grievous for the civilians who are subjected to mass slaughter and destruction of their homes and villages. For instance, the fuses in the recoilless rifles used by the military to fire on people of the Kayin state where more than 10,000 were forced to flee from their homes were produced by Maharashtra-based Sandeep Metalcraft. Another firm called Yantra India supplied 122 mm gun barrels for Howitzers manufactured by Ka Pa Sa defence industries that were used by the artillery to shell villages. The rapid militarization of the junta is only resulting in instability and civil war in the ASEAN member state. Not only is it wreaking havoc on innocent minorities but also this bellicose group surfeiting on Indian supplies is posing a glaring threat to other countries in the region as well as those part of the Wassenaar Arrangement which prohibits this sort of unchecked outflow of weapons and military technology. If the rogue regime in Myanmar gets hold of strategic weapons it could be a recipe for disaster and a compromise on global security. As a result of the crisis in Myanmar, India has refused to host the Rohingya refugees and those already in their custody are discriminately denied even the basic safeguards listed under International Refugee Law. If the Indian state has any regard for the dignity of human life, it must halt this multi-layered siphoning of military hardware until a stable, popular and legitimate government is established in Myanmar..."
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Source/publisher: Daily Times
2023-07-03
Date of entry/update: 2023-07-03
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Description: "Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane paid an official visit to Myanmar from June 30, 2023 to July 01, 2023. He called on Chairman, State Administrative Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Nay Pyi Taw. The Defence Secretary also called on Defence Minister of Myanmar Gen (Retd.) Mya Tun Oo and held meetings with Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Navy Admiral Moe Aung and Chief of Defence Industries Lt Gen Khan Myint Than. The visit provided an opportunity to raise matters relating to India’s security with senior leadership of Myanmar. During the meetings, the two sides discussed issues related to maintenance of tranquillity in the border areas, illegal trans-border movements and transnational crimes such as drug trafficking and smuggling. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to ensure that their respective territories would not be allowed to be used for any activities inimical to the other. India shares an approximately 1,700-km long border with Myanmar. Any developments in that country have a direct impact on India’s bordering regions. Peace & stability in Myanmar and well-being of its people, therefore, remain of utmost importance to India..."
Source/publisher: Press Information Bureau
2023-07-01
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Description: "Your Excellency, On the occasion of India's 74th Republic Day today, I would like to express my warmest wishes for a great day to the people of India and the Republic of India. We, as a neighboring country, are exceptionally delighted and proud that this wonderful day has been successfully maintained for more than 74 years. I convey our wishes that you continue to achieve success for many more years to come. Our Myanmar and India are neighboring countries that are connected by historical traditions, cultural heritage, faith and customary practices. We have travelled through the turning points of history together and shared the good and bad impacts of history together. Therefore, we, the people of Myanmar, are incredibly proud of the fact that India has emerged as a powerful country in the region in the past decades. We also hope that India will understand the struggle of the Myanmar people to end the military dictatorship once and for all, just as we have gone through the ups and downs of history together. Our National Unity government and the people of Myanmar, we understand the importance of India in the region. The new Federal Democratic Union that we are envisioning can only spread stability and peace in the region and will make the interests and economic projects of India more productive. We expect more cooperation with India in the form of future nation. India is one of the world's largest democracies and it is also a democratic state that our people of Myanmar aspire to in the Asian region. We express our wishes that the democratic torch of the Republic of India to shine on the people of Myanmar who are fighting to end the military dictatorship. Peace be upon the people of India. Long live the Republic of India. H.E Zin Mar Aung Union Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Unity Government..."
Source/publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Myanmar - NUG
2023-01-26
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Description: "အဆွေတော် ယနေ့ကျရောက်သည့် အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ၏ (၇၄) နှစ်မြောက် အမျိုးသားနေ့အခမ်းအနားတွင် အိန္ဒိယပြည်သူများနှင့် အိန္ဒိယသမ္မတနိုင်ငံတို့ ကောင်းမြတ်သော နေ့ထူးနေ့မြတ်ဖြစ်ပါစေကြောင်း ဆုမွန်ကောင်း တောင်းအပ်ပါသည်။ ယခုကဲ့သို့ ထူးမြတ်လှသည့် နေ့ထူးနေ့မြတ်ကို (၇၄) နှစ် ကျော်ကျော်တိုင် အောင်မြင်စွာတည်တံ့ခိုင်မြဲခဲ့ သည့်အတွက် မိမိတို့အနေနှင့် အိမ်နီးနားချင်းနိုင်ငံတခုအနေနှင့် အထူးပင် ဝမ်းမြောက်ဂုဏ်ယူမိပါသည်။ နောင်နှစ်ပေါင်းများစွာတိုင်လည်း အောင်မြင်မှုများ ဆက်လက်ရရှိပိုင်ဆိုင်နိုင်ပါစေကြောင်း ဆုမွန်ကောင်း တောင်းအပ်ပါသည်။ မိမိတို့ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံနှင့် အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံတို့သည် သမိုင်းအစဥ်အလာ၊ ယဥ်ကျေးမှု အမွေအနှစ်၊ ယုံကြည်မှုဓလေ့ တို့ ဆက်နွယ်နေကြသည့် အိမ်နီးချင်းနိုင်ငံများ ဖြစ်ကြပါသည်။ သမိုင်း၏အချိုးအကွေ့များကို အတူတကွ ဖြတ်ကျော်ခဲ့ကြပြီး သမိုင်း၏ အကောင်းအဆိုးများကို အတူတကွ မျှဝေခံစားခဲ့ကြသူများဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့်ပင် မိမိတို့ မြန်မာပြည်သူများ အနေနှင့် အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ၏ လွန်ခဲ့သည့် ဆယ်စုနှစ် ကာလများ အတွင်း ဒေသတွင်း အင်အားကြီးနိုင်ငံတခုအနေနှင့် ထွက်ပေါ်လာခဲ့မှုကို များစွာ ဂုဏ်ယူမိပါသည်။ သမိုင်း၏ အကောင်းအဆိုးကို အတူတကွ ဖြတ်ကျော်ခဲ့ကြဖူးသည့်နည်းတူ ယခုမြန်မာပြည်သူများ၏ စစ်အာဏာရှင် စနစ် အပြီးတိုင်ချုပ်ငြိမ်းရေးအတွက် ရုန်းကန် တိုက်ပွဲဝင်နေမှုကိုလည်း အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံမှ နားလည် သဘောပေါက်လိမ့်မည်ဟုလည်း မျှော်လင့်မိပါသည်။ မိမိတို့ အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရနှင့် မြန်မာပြည်သူများအနေနှင့် အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ၏ ဒေသတွင်း အရေးပါမှုကို နားလည်သဘောပေါက်ထားပါသည်။ မိမိတို့ မျှော်မှန်းထားသည့် ဖက်ဒရယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီ နိုင်ငံတော်သစ်သည် ဒေသတွင်းတည်ငြိမ်အေးချမ်းရေးကို ဖြန့်ကျက်စေနိုင်ပြီး အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ၏ အကျိုးစီးပွား၊ စီးပွားရေးစီမံကိန်းများကို ပိုမို၍ အကျိုးဖြစ်ထွန်း စေမည်သာ ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ အနာဂတ်နိုင်ငံတော်သစ်တွင် အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံနှင့် ပိုမိုပူးပေါင်း ဆောင်ရွက်ရေးကိုသာ မိမိတို့ မျှော်မှန်းထားပါသည်။ အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံသည် ကမ္ဘာ့အကြီးဆုံး ဒီမိုကရေစီနိုင်ငံတခုဖြစ်ပြီး အာရှဒေသတွင်းတွင်လည်း မိမိတို့ မြန်မာပြည်သူများ အားကျအတုယူရသည့် ဒီမိုကရေစီနိုင်ငံတခုလည်း ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ အိန္ဒိယသမ္မတနိုင်ငံတော်၏ ဒီမိုကရေစီမီးရှုးတန်ဆောင်သည် စစ်အာဏာရှင် စနစ်ချုပ်ငြိမ်းရေးအတွက် တိုက်ပွဲဝင်နေကြသည့် မြန်မာပြည်သူများ အပေါ်တွင်လည်း ထွန်းလင်းနိုင်ပါစေကြောင်း ဆုမွန်ကောင်းတောင်း အပ်ပါသည်။ အိန္ဒိယပြည်သူအများ ငြိမ်းချမ်းသာယာရှိပါစေ၊ အိန္ဒိယသမ္မတနိုင်ငံတော် အဓွန့်ရှည်တည်တံ့ခိုင်မြဲပါစေ။ ..."
Source/publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Myanmar - NUG
2023-01-26
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Description: "India must also stop Rohingya refugee deportations As Boris Johnson arrives in India for a trade promotion visit, Burma Campaign UK called on the Prime Minister to call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop arms sales to the Burmese military, and to end deportations of Rohingya refugees. India has been a longstanding supplier of arms and military equipment to the Burmese military, and was listed as an arms supplier in a recent report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur. United Nations investigators have concluded that the Burmese military have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Countries supplying arms to the Burmese military are complicit in these crimes. Since the attempted military coup on 1st February 2021, more than 1,700 people have been killed, more than 13,000 arrested and more than 550,000 people forced to flee their homes. India abstained on a UN General Assembly Resolution last year condemning the military coup in February 2021. India has continued to promote business with the Burmese military and refuses to impose an arms embargo. Hasina Begum, a Rohingya refugee registered with the UNHCR, was deported by the Indian government in March, after being held in detention for a year. Her husband and three children remain in India. “Modi supplies arms to the Burmese military knowing that they are likely to be used against civilians,” said Anna Roberts, Executive Director of Burma Campaign UK. “Boris Johnson must call on Modi to stop arming the Burmese military, and to stop deporting Rohingya refugees.” Several Indian companies are on the ‘Dirty List’ published by Burma Campaign UK, including Tata Group, which has supplied vehicles to the Burmese military. In the UK Tata is best known for its Tetley brand of tea..."
Source/publisher: "Burma Campaign UK" (London)
2022-04-21
Date of entry/update: 2022-04-21
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Description: "Myanmar is under a coup attempt by the Myanmar Military since 1st February and thousands of civilians resisting the attempted coup were slaughtered by the Myanmar Military Soldiers and Police. Millions were displaced around the whole country due to increased attacks & airst rikes over the lands of ethnic people and around the country. Alone in India border, thousands from Myanmar along the border have been displaced to India states. The entire population of the mountaintop town of Thantlang in Chin State has fled after being bombarded by Myanmar Military Forces. Myanmar Military burnt nearly 300 houses including 3 churches in Thantlang alone. The coup attempt in 2021 February by the Military using arms power was one of the latest direct attacks to democracy and condemnation of the civilian supremacy. India as the world's largest democracy must strongly stand with democratic principles. By this statement, India for Myanmar urges the followings: 1. India's Central Government must stop all interactions with Myanmar Military and sanction Military and affiliated businesses. 2. India's Central Government must stop exporting of arms and dual use goods to the Myanmar Military including a coastal surveillance system from Bharat Electronics Ltd., transferred since the illegal attempted coup. 3. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla must officially dialogue with the representatives of National Unity Government (NUG) immediately. 4. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla must consult with Civil Society Leaders including organizations in Chin State sheltering in India to effectively address the situations fo r displaced people of Myanmar..."
Source/publisher: India For Myanmar
2021-12-23
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Description: "We are deeply saddened to hear of and strongly condemn the murder of Colonel Viplav Tripathi, commander of the 46 Assam Rifles (Indian Security forces), along with his wife, son, and 4 brave Indian soldiers. This murder was carried out by Manipur rebel forces who carry out terrorist attacks in India but have taken refuge in Myanmar with the tacit blessing of Myanmar military generals and their forces (so called Tatmadaw), headed by their brutal leader Min Aung Hlaing, who has supplied them with weapons and munitions. We, the people of Myanmar, stand together with our Indian brothers and sisters in mourning the loss of this brave leader, his family, and his brothers-in-arms. They died as martyrs to the cause of national security at the hands of rebels supported by a terrorist military in Myanmar (military junta, known also as the ‘SAC’) across the border in Myanmar. These same military generals in Myanmar have supported many attacks against Indian security and defense personnel over the years and decades. We condemn, in the strongest terms possible, attacks on our neighbours by any group or individuals residing within the borders of Myanmar. Unfortunately, this craven and cowardly act of senseless violence highlight a deep problem which requires the cooperation of our great nations to resolve. Cross-border acts of terrorism are a blight and the Myanmar military dictatorship only worsen this crisis by consciously ignoring and secretly supporting terrorist groups who cross the border knowing the junta will grant them safe harbour to evade justice and plot and carry out further attacks. As we grieve for the fallen today, and we must take action to prevent future loss of life of our heroes who are the on the frontlines to defend our democracy, freedom, peace, prosperity and stability. The government of India and the National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG) have an ethical responsibility to collaborate to end the scourge of trans-national terrorism. The NUG have made our position on national and international security clear, and our official statement can be viewed here: https://web.facebook.com/NUGmyanmar/photos/210022951218344. We, the National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG), have made our position on national and international security clear. In the interest of domestic, regional, and global security, we intend to work together with the Government of India to allow no place for these terrorist militants to take shelter on our soil in Myanmar. We pledge to do our utmost to help bring to justice the perpetrators of this attack, and attacks like this. We stand ready to engage with the Government of India, and all the QUAD powers, to bring an end to all terrorist activities that target India from the soil of Myanmar. The NUG desires to maintain a safe, secure, and friendly border with the people and Government of India, and to this end we are striving to bring about an end to this military dictatorship which supports these brutal terrorists’ acts. We aim to establish a true federal democratic union headed by civilians (the brave people of Myanmar), and bring about a complete end to the military dictatorship and their terrorist activities against the people of Myanmar and India, thereby allowing us to secure our brothers and sisters across the borders, and bring to justice militant terrorists who attack our neighbours at the bidding of the Tatmadaw (military junta forces in Myanmar). Once again, I, on my own behalf, and on behalf of the people and Nation of Myanmar, express our deepest condolences and regrets to the people and Government of India, and the surviving families of the slain victims of the horrible events that transpired today. We will stand together with the people and government of India to bring the perpetrators to justice and seek the end of all further attacks against India by terrorists harboured by the brutal and cruel military generals (military junta in Myanmar). Once Myanmar is under the control of the NUG (the Government by the people for the people of Myanmar), these terrorists will have nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide. Justice will be served once and for all. And so, as we pay homage to these brave martyrs and their families, let us pray that their sacrifices and heroism will never be forgotten, and that these senseless murders will never again be repeated. We will never surrender to the terrorism, and we will never give up for our people’s freedom from terrorism and together we will build peace, prosperity, and stability in the region for ALL of our people..."
Source/publisher: Ministry of International Cooperation Myanmar
2021-11-13
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Description: "The number of people from Myanmar seeking shelter in India has swelled to more than 15,000, with more likely to cross over as fighting intensifies in parts Myanmar following a coup, an Indian government official said on Tuesday. The influx into the small, northeast Indian state of Mizoram, which shares a porous, mountainous border with Myanmar, began in late February as policemen fled to avoid having to take orders from a junta trying to suppress opposition to the Feb. 1 coup. By April, about 1,800 people from Myanmar - including several lawmakers - had crossed the border but the number has recently grown to more than 15,400, according to the vice chairman of Mizoram's State Planning Board, H. Rammawi. "It is increasing day by day," Rammawi told Reuters by telephone, adding that many people from Myanmar were going to the homes of relatives making it difficult to track numbers. Communities in Mizoram and some parts of Myanmar have close ethnic ties, with extended families often strung across both sides of the border. About 6,000 of the people from Myanmar are in Mizoram's capital of Aizawl with others scattered in five districts, according to data shared by Rammawi. Rammawi said that residents and non-government organisations were taking care of the people but the state government had sought assistance from federal authorities. "Medical aid and their rations are very important," he said, adding that some people from Myanmar had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. With fighting intensifying in northwest Myanmar's Chin State, opposite Mizoram, Rammawi said he expected the numbers seeking refuge in India to increase. The Myanmar hill town of Mindat, about 100 km (60 miles) from the border, has seen some of the most intense fighting since the coup after a militia took up arms against the junta. read more Thousands have since fled from the town. "More people will be coming," Rammawi said. Several thousand villagers have fled from fighting in eastern Myanmar into Thailand since the coup..."
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Source/publisher: "Reuters" (UK)
2021-05-18
Date of entry/update: 2021-05-19
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Topic: Health, Logistics and Telecommunications, Protection and Human Rights, Shelter and Non-Food Items
Topic: Health, Logistics and Telecommunications, Protection and Human Rights, Shelter and Non-Food Items
Description: "KEY DISPLACEMENT FIGURES: 10,000 Estimated refugee movements to neighbouring countries since 1 February 2021 980,000 Refugees and asylum-seekers from Myanmar in neighbouring countries as of 31 December 2020 50,000 Estimated internal displacement within Myanmar since 1 February 2021 370,000 Estimated internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Myanmar as of 31 December 2020.....HIGHLIGHTS:Since the military takeover in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, widespread violence against civilians across the country and the resumption and intensification of clashes between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in border areas has forcibly displaced thousands of people within Myanmar and to neighbouring countries. Approximately 50,000 people have been displaced internally, these include an estimated 40,000 in southeastern Myanmar and 9,000 in Kachin and northern Shan states. Some 5,000 refugees crossed into Thailand in March and April, most of whom subsequently returned to Myanmar, and an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 refugees have sought safety in India. As those displaced since 1 February are fleeing persecution or generalized violence and events seriously disturbing public order, UNHCR calls on countries across the region to offer refuge and protection to all individuals from Myanmar seeking safety. Humanitarian actors should be granted access to them to assess and respond to their needs.....RESPONSE: In Myanmar, the deteriorating security environment has exacerbated the precarious humanitarian situation that prevailed even before the military takeover. It has impeded the ability of affected populations to seek safety and access urgent life-saving assistance, including the stateless or internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were already in need of protection and assistance prior to 1 February. Although UNHCR has been able to continue field activities in Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan States—such as needs assessments, quick impact projects and distribution of core relief items (CRIs)—humanitarian actors face increasing security, logistics and supply chain challenges. In southeast Myanmar, for example, UNHCR activities have been curtailed by security constraints, though UNHCR and partners have maintained communication channels with IDPs through community-based mechanisms and have distributed CRIs to IDPs in Kayin State. In India, UNHCR estimates that 4,000-6,000 refugees from Myanmar have entered the border states of Mizoram and Manipur since early March. UNHCR does not have access to the border areas, but local charity organizations and individuals have come forward to provide life-saving assistance to new arrivals. Some 190 have moved onward to New Delhi, where UNHCR is assessing their needs and has begun registering and providing basic assistance to them. UNHCR has offered its support to the Government of India in protection and humanitarian coordination and response to new arrivals from Myanmar. In Thailand, following the arrival in late March of some 2,800 refugees in Mae Hong Son province and their subsequent return to Myanmar, some 2,300 people crossed again on 27 April due to an outbreak of fighting and are currently hosted in safety areas managed by the Royal Thai Army. UNHCR has advocated for access to the population and offered support to the Royal Thai Government’s efforts to respond to further displacement from Myanmar and address refugees’ protection needs. The Government is preparing “holding areas” for receiving new arrivals in provinces along the Thai-Myanmar border. UNHCR has not had access to new arrivals, but has undertaken preparedness actions, including the prepositioning of CRIs for up to 5,000 households, to help ensure that any Government-led response in those areas will be complemented in a timely and coordinated manner. The humanitarian community already present in the nine temporary shelters for some 92,000 Myanmar refugees who fled previous waves of displacement—UNHCR, IOM and a consortium of NGOs—has established a multi-sector coordination mechanism to respond to humanitarian needs for new arrivals..."
Source/publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva) via Reliefweb (New York)
2021-05-06
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Description: "Bangladesh is interested in joining the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) trilateral highway to enhance connectivity with Southeast Asia, which would open a new chapter in trans-border corridors in the Indo-Pacific region. Dhaka’s expressed interest to join IMT — at a time when Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar or BCIM has made scant progress — during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s virtual summit with her counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday. She sought India’s support to enable Bangladesh to join the initiative, according to the joint statement issued at the end of the summit. The IMT highways is aimed at opening land gate to ASEAN and boost trade and commerce. India has also proposed extending the highway to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. India has undertaken two projects in Myanmar under the 1,360-km IMT project that starts from Moreh in India to Mae Sot in Thailand through Myanmar. These are construction of the 120-km Kalewa-Yagyi road sections to highway standard and upgrading of 69 bridges and approach roads on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa road section of 150 km. Bangladesh also wants trucks with its goods to enter Bhutan and Nepal through India and Hasina sought cooperation from Modi in this regard at the summit in what would promote Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) road connectivity as part of sub-regional cooperation, ET has learnt. At the summit Bangladesh and India discussed ways of cooperation to expand transportation solutions within BBIN region, apart from cooperation in cross-border energy trade. To facilitate better connectivity and simplify movement of passengers and goods between both the countries, both leaders agreed to an early operationalization of the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement through expeditious signing of the Enabling MoU for Bangladesh, India and Nepal to commence the movement of goods and passengers, with provision for Bhutan to join at a later date..."
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Source/publisher: "The Economic Times" (India)
2020-12-18
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Description: "Civil society organizations and residents in Sagaing Region’s Tamu Township on the Indian border have objected to plans to use a sports hall as a quarantine center for returnees from India. More than 100 migrants, who have been stranded in the Indian state of Manipur by COVID-19, are due to return soon through the Tamu-Moreh border. The Tamu Township authorities planned to place returnees in the sports hall for 21 days. But 28 organizations and community elders on June 15 submitted a letter to the National Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment on COVID-19 opposing the plan, according to representative Ko Aung Thu Chan. He told The Irrawaddy that were asking for the committee to find an alternative site if the township must receive the returnees. It also asked for the committee to send returnees to be quarantined in their home townships, bypassing Tamu. “The township’s sports hall is unsuitable for quarantine as it is in the town center, surrounded by many restaurants and temporary markets, which could risk spreading coronavirus,” said Ko Aung Thu Chan. The letter expressed concern that returnees were coming from Manipur, a COVID-19 hotspot in India..."
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Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
2020-06-16
Date of entry/update: 2020-06-17
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Description: "Creating a roadmap for exploring opportunities for collaboration between Indian and Myanmar to empower women entrep reneurs and generate sustainable livelihoods for women was discussed on an online webinar this week, according to the Economic Times. The online event was organised by the FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO). It was organised in partnership with the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce (IMCC) and Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs’ Association (MWEA). Saurabh Kumar, High Comissioner of India to Myanmar and Sunil Seth, President of India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce talked about growing business opportunities between the two countries. Both countries are currently in some form of lockdown due to the coronavirus but are looking to open up soon. The event was help in part because of the growing interaction between the two countries given Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East policy that focuses on the extended neighbourhood in the Asia-Pacific region..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2020-06-12
Date of entry/update: 2020-06-15
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Description: "Creating a roadmap for exploring opportunities for collaboration between Indian and Myanmar to empower women entrepreneurs and generate sustainable livelihoods for women was discussed at a webinar. It was organised by the FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO). The interactive session was organised in partnership with the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce (IMCC) and Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs’ Association (MWEA). Saurabh Kumar, High Comissioner of India to Myanmar and Sunil Seth, President of India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce talked about growing business opportunities between the two countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East policy focuses on the extended neighbourhood in the Asia-Pacific region. Its primary objective is to promote economic cooperation, cultural ties and develop strategic relationship with countries in the Asia-Pacific region through continuous engagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels..."
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Source/publisher: "The Economic Times" (India)
2020-06-13
Date of entry/update: 2020-06-13
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Description: "India-Myanmar relations are rooted in shared historical, ethnic, cultural, and religious ties that have turned into a multi-folded trade and business partnership that helps in the economic growth of both the nation. To understand the challenges and way forward, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized an interactive webinar on “India-Myanmar Business Promotion, Challenges and Opportunities Post COVID-19” with delegates and panellists. The delegates who deliberated in the webinar were Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Ambassador, Embassy of India, Yangon, Myanmar; Mr. Moe Kyaw Aung, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, New Delhi, Republic of India; Mr. Sunil Seth, President, India Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Maung Maung Lay, Vice President, Union of Myanmar, Federation of Chambers of Commerce. Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Ambassador, Embassy of India, Yangon, Myanmar, emphasized the maintenance of high-level exchanges over the past few years and affirmed that the momentum should be carried forward. He further said that Myanmar has been an important centre of exchange of trade and business for India as it is a land bridge between India and countries of Southeast Asia. While India-Myanmar shares trade relations in many areas but post-COVID-19 it can expand their trade relations in areas such as pharmacy, healthcare, transport, Food Processing, Steel, Renewable Energy, communication, Education and others which can help both the countries to revive..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2020-06-11
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Description: "Myanmar-India border trade is down by over 40% for the current fiscal year started October 1st, 2019, due to the temporary closure of border posts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Thura Swiss. According to the agency, the trade value went down from US$128 million to US$76 million for the same period, a decrease of 40%. India trades with Myanmar in Mizoram, Manipur, Tamu, Reed, and Thantlang borders. On March 10th, the local government on the Indian side decided to close border gates indefinitely at the Tamu (Sagaing Region) – Moreh (Manipur in India) crossing, Thura Swiss says. India is the fifth largest export destination for Myanmar and sixth largest source of imports according to figures from the Indian Embassy in Myanmar. Also in March, the two governments had announced plans to import 400,000 tonnes of black gram beans from Myanmar between May 2020 and March 2021, according to the report..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2020-06-07
Date of entry/update: 2020-06-07
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Description: "Myanmar is important to India for various reasons. It is the intersection point for India’s Neighbourhood First and the Act East policy. It is also the only South-east Asian country that forms a border with the North-eastern states of India. With an estimate of over 130 ethnic groups, Myanmar’s diverse culture and language is for all to see and experience. Myanmar is close to my heart because of the presence of its vibrant Tamil diaspora that comprises close to 10 lakh people. Over a period of time, the contribution of the Tamil diaspora has attained great heights and there are several examples to highlight the same. One of the most prominent examples is the contribution of Saraswati Rajamani towards Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA). Saraswati’s family was based out of Myanmar before she moved back to India after her period of service in the intelligence wing of the INA which lasted about three years. Simon Anholt, an independent policy advisor, has created an interesting index called the ‘Good Country Index’. The idea, as per its description, is simple: ‘to measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size’. In the Indian context, a towering thinker, philosopher and writer named Thiruvalluvar in his time spoke of what and how a good country should be. His expanse, vision and mission were so deep that his magnum opus, titled Thirukurral, has found resonance beyond the shores of India, organically. Thiruvalluvar’s impact in Myanmar is no less. The depth of Thirukural has been time and again emphasized by various Tamil scholars who have written and translated the text for the benefit of all. Be it worship of God, conduct, virtue, love, religion, relationships, gratitude, governance or conduct, the text is a ready reckoner. It deep dives into all of these aspects in a detailed manner. It is said that the Former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam carried his copy of Thirukural with him wherever he went. In many of Dr. Kalam’s speeches one can find interesting verses from Thirukural quoted by him..."
Source/publisher: "The Times of India" ( India)
2020-06-04
Date of entry/update: 2020-06-05
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Description: "A Myanmar National Airlines relief flight landed at Yangon International Airport yesterday afternoon, carrying 80 Myanmar citizens stranded in Gaya and nearby areas of India due to suspension of international flights, state media reported. On arrival at the airport, officials from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports, and the Yangon Region government helped for their 21-day quarantine period at designated places in line with the regulations of immigration and medical checks. A total of 298 Myanmar citizens have been repatriated from India by relief flights so far..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2020-05-28
Date of entry/update: 2020-05-28
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Description: "The king of the Konyak tribe sleeps in Myanmar, but eats in India - his house, village and people divided by a mountain border which serves as a vulnerable lifeline now severed by a coronavirus lockdown. The Konyak are just one of dozens of Naga tribes, a people yearning to reunite the 3 million living in India with their 400,000 estranged - and much poorer - cousins in Myanmar’s isolated far north. Many from Myanmar cross the border to attend school, sell vegetables or visit a hospital, as it is a days-long journeys by foot to the nearest town in Myanmar. Even in normal times, they live at the mercy of Indian soldiers guarding checkpoints against the threat of guerrilla groups fighting for reunification. Tonyei Phawng claims to be the 12th generation of his family to rule the Konyak, whose feared tattooed warriors once brought home their enemies' heads as trophies. His son, the crown prince, will one day take over in a lineage many believe possess supernatural powers. Dressed in civilian tracksuit and trainers in his village of Longwa, the 43-year-old king described to the media how his Myanmar brothers were often stopped at the border and detained..."
Source/publisher: "The ASEAN Post" (Malaysia)
2020-04-29
Date of entry/update: 2020-04-29
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Sub-title: Dozens of Naga tribes yearn to reunite the 3 million living in India with their 400,000 estranged cousins in Myanmar.
Description: "The king of the Konyak tribe sleeps in Myanmar, but eats in India - his house, village and people divided by a mountain border which serves as a vulnerable lifeline now severed by a coronavirus lockdown. The Konyak are just one of dozens of Naga tribes, a people yearning to reunite the 3 million living in India with their 400,000 estranged - and much poorer - cousins in Myanmar's isolated far north. More: Myanmar: On Trial Inside Myanmar: No home to return to for Rohingya Naga leader Muivah wary of India after Kashmir status scrapped Many from Myanmar cross the border to attend school, sell vegetables or visit a hospital, as it is a days-long journey by foot to the nearest town in Myanmar. Even in normal times, they live at the mercy of Indian soldiers guarding checkpoints against the threat of armed groups fighting for reunification. Tonyei Phawng claims to be the 12th generation of his family to rule the Konyak, whose feared tattooed warriors once brought home their enemies' heads as trophies. His son, the crown prince, will one day take over in a lineage many believe possess supernatural powers..."
Source/publisher: "Al Jazeera" (Qatar)
2020-04-28
Date of entry/update: 2020-04-28
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Description: "With 10 agreements signed, India and Myanmar have given a new impetus to their bilateral ties. The focus of these agreements is on development projects in the conflict-ridden Rakhine state in Myanmar. India underlined its support for peace, stability and development in the Rakhine state. "Our ties with Myanmar have continued to steadily expand in all dimensions," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet. The bilateral talks, between President U Win Myint of Myanmar and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, covered a range of issues. The leaders discussed bilateral, regional and international issues of common interest. They agreed that regular bilateral interactions have given new energy to the relationship between the two nations. In this meeting the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further explore avenues of cooperation in order to expand bilateral ties beneficial for their citizens..."
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Source/publisher: CGTN (China)
2020-03-01
Date of entry/update: 2020-03-02
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Description: "India and Myanmar signed on Thursday 10 agreements with a focus on the socio-economic development of the southeast Asian nation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Myanmarese President U Win Myint. The Myanmarese president, who arrived in India on Wednesday, received a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He and First Lady Daw Cho Cho were welcomed by President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Modi. The prime minister and President Myint later held talks at Hyderabad House and 10 agreements were signed between the two countries. The focus of many agreements was on development projects under India's assistance, particularly in the conflict-torn Rakhine state. The agreements included an MoU on 'Cooperation for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; Rescue, Recovery, Repatriation and Re-Integration of Victims of Trafficking'. An agreement regarding Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of Quick Impact Projects (QIP) was also signed between the two sides. Three agreements for development projects in the conflict-torn Rakhine state were also signed during the president's visit. The Rakhine state has witnessed a lot of violence in the past and scores of Rohingyas had fled the state facing persecution..."
Source/publisher: "The Economic Times" (India)
2020-02-27
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-28
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Sub-title: Myanmar leader visit comes amid rising strategic cooperation against border insurgents
Description: "Myanmar President Win Myint’s February 26-29 state visit to India may appear on the diplomatic surface to be little more than a high-level courtesy call between neighbors. But the leader’s trip comes as India-Myanmar relations are on a decided upswing as the two sides’ security forces cooperate in unprecedented ways to fight insurgent groups that have long been active in their shared border region. Myanmar’s unwillingness to tackle ethnic insurgents who use its territory as sanctuary and a planning base for cross-border attacks on Indian security forces has long been an irritant for bilateral relations. But broader relations have recently improved with growing trade ties, aid deals and as Naypyidaw looks to another big power to hedge and contain its exposure to China’s economic might and influence. The new strategic cooperation began in January 2019 when the Myanmar army first drove ethnic rebels from Nagaland and other states in northeastern India from their main base at Taga in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing Region. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), a group comprised of mostly Myanmar Nagas, had provided sanctuary to Assamese and Manipuri insurgents who launched ambush attacks on Indian security forces in northeastern India and then retreated back across the border..."
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Source/publisher: "Asia Times" (Hong Kong)
2020-02-27
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-27
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Description: "Myanmar President U Win Myint left capital city Nay Pyi Taw for India on Wednesday morning to pay a four-day state visit, according to the Information Ministry. The first presidential visit of this year by the Myanmar president to the neighbouring country at the invitation of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will last until Saturday. During his visit, six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) will be signed for bilateral cooperation, Spokesperson Zaw Htay of Myanmar President's Office told the recent press conference at the Presidential Palace. The MoUs will cover cooperation in tiger conservation in Myanmar's Hukaung valley, grants to be issued by India for quick impact projects, Indian assistance for the development of Mrauk-U and Gwa townships of Rakhine state, provision of solar electrification in five townships of Rakhine state as well as road construction in Buthidaung township in the state and cooperation on medical research..."
Source/publisher: "Xinhua" (China) via "China.org.cn" (China)
2020-02-26
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-26
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Sub-title: Myanmar remains hugely important for India. The naval visit last week again focused attention on the role of India and China in the Southeast Asian state, even though New Delhi’s weakness lies more in non-security realms.
Description: "Last week, India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh visited Myanmar in a trip lasting from February 17 to 20. The trip, which came just weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to the country, spotlighted the tussle between China and India for influence in the Southeast Asian state. Myanmar has long factored into India’s strategic calculations: Delhi considers relations with Myanmar to be very important, particularly in the context of evolving Indo-Pacific strategic dynamics, and Myanmar is also a key link in furthering India’s ‘Act East’ Policy. For China, which has a bigger political and economic footprint in Myanmar, its inroads into Myanmar have geostrategic implications because it gives Beijing proximity to the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, maritime space that is crucial to Indian security. But India nonetheless continues to compete and consolidate its ties with Myanmar for its own interests. As the statement from the Indian Ministry of Defense said, Admiral Singh’s “visit is intended to consolidate and enhance the bilateral maritime relations between India and Myanmar.”..."
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Source/publisher: "The Diplomat" (Japan)
2020-02-24
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-24
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Description: "Myanmar will sign six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with India during President U Win Myint’s four-day goodwill visit to India, said U Zaw Htay, Spokesperson of Myanmar President Office, at a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw on 21 February. Six MoUs to be signed by Myanmar and India are: Cooperation in tiger conservation in Hukaung Valley, Graphes to be issued by India for the projects, India’s assistance for development of MraukU and Gwa Townships in Rakhine State, solar electrification in five townships in Rakhine State, road construction in Buthedaung Township in Rakhine State and cooperation on medical research. “Both sides are likely to sign other MoUs. Negotiations are being made on the signing of other MoUs,” he added. At the invitation of Indian President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President U Win Myint will pay a goodwill visit to India on 26 February..."
Source/publisher: Eleven Media Group (Myanmar)
2020-02-23
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-23
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Sub-title: Myanmar’s president will soon visit India, keeping Naypyidaw’s careful balance between India and China.
Description: "A month after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official state visit to Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s president, U Win Myint, is scheduled for an official visit to India in the upcoming weeks. He is expected to travel to India a few days after U.S. President Trump’s official state visit to the same country on February 24. This second presidential visit to India within a year is part of Naypyidaw’s strategic ballet with New Delhi to maintain its strategic autonomy in the Indian Ocean power rivalry. While Beijing is speeding up the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) and upgrading the bilateral relationship as part of the “community of common destiny,” New Delhi has its own game beyond economic ties with Myanmar. Focusing on military cooperation and knowledge exchange, India has already won the heart of Myanmar military (Tatmadaw). Through close ties to the Myanmar Navy, New Delhi is keeping the Indian Ocean secure, which is the essence of the grand Indo-Pacific strategy to restrain Beijing’s expansion. Naypyidaw still does not have a clear policy to engage over this strategy, as the core concept of the “Indo-Pacific” is still loosely constructed and differently interpreted in the region. However, the strategic military-to-military partnership between New Delhi and the Tatmadaw creates space for Myanmar to adhere to a core principle, an independent and active foreign policy, by giving an alternative to China for Myanmar to engage with..."
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Source/publisher: "The Diplomat" (Japan)
2020-02-21
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-22
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Description: "The long-awaited bus service to cross the India-Myanmar border through India’s northeastern state of Manipur is set to operate from April. The 579-km service between Mandalay and Imphal, the capital of Manipur, will be the first bus link after 17 years of planning and government talks as part of India’s Look East policy. Shwe Mandalar Express Co., Ltd, a bus line in Myanmar, and Seven Sisters Holidays Co., Ltd in India signed a memorandum of understanding at the Indian Consulate in Mandalay on Feb. 14. “We’ve discussed this since 2018 with many delays because of the bilateral negotiations,” U Nay Lin Oo, the managing director of Shwe Mandalar, told The Irrawaddy. The bus is expected to run once a week with 27-seater buses passing through Monywa, Gangaw, Kalay and Tamu in Sagaing Region. Passengers will have to complete border checks at the Moreh checkpoint..."
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Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
2020-02-21
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-21
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Sub-title: A local bus company and an Indian tour company will start offering bus service between Mandalay and Imphal city in India in April, a local company executive said.
Description: "U Nay Lin Oo, an executive of Shwe Mandalar Express Co Ltd, said the 14-hour trip is made possible by a partnership with India’s Seven Sister Holidays Co Ltd. The agreement between the two companies was signed on Friday, he added, and the inaugural trip is set for April 7. "We have been working on this route since 2018 when the border gate opened,” he said. “It took a long time to make this come true, as immigration and customs had to be negotiated.“A memorandum of understanding was signed after visits by the presidents of both countries," he added. The opening of bus service between the two countries aims to promote tourism and visits between people of the two cities. Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, is famous for the Bagan pagodas and natural attractions. Imphal, the capital of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, is an ancient city and the seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur. U Nay Lin Oo said 27-seat first-class buses will be used for the inaugural trip. Shwe Mandalar Express will provide service from Mandalay to the border town of Tamu in Chin State, and Seven Sister Holidays will provide service from Tamu to Moreh and Imphal..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2020-02-17
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Description: "How does India deal with a nation which is ranked 18th (in 2011) in the failed states index and is ruled by a military junta which demonstrates no signs of giving up? What sort of foreign policy does India adopt towards a country which links South Asia with Southeast Asia and hence, is critical for the fulflment of its ambitious look east policy? How does India frame its security policy when a major chunk of the insurgents wreaking havoc in its north-eastern region enjoy safety of this neighbouring country? Does it deal with the military rulers who possibly hold the key to India’s numerous problems and projects or it should it side with the thoroughly marginalised pro-democracy groups who have little hope of assuming control in that country? These are some of the questions that constantly agitated the minds of policy makers in New Delhi as they decided to affect a policy shift in India-Myanmar relations in the early 1990s. There has been no looking back since then. India made a choice for itself, preferring pragmatism over idealism, and stuck to it despite regime changes in New Delhi. This paper is a critical analysis of India’s Myanmar policy and its shift from an idealist position to one that is driven by pragmatism. Examining the drivers behind the policy change, the paper also attempts to foresee whether the policy, in its present form, is adequate for fulflment of India’s objectives in that country..."
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Source/publisher: Bibhu Prasad Routray
2011-10-00
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Description: "The Manipur Government has detained a drug kingpin from Myanmar, who was reportedly arrested for smuggling huge consignment of drugs, under the National Security Act (NSA). The Indian Express reported. Thirty-three-year-old kingpin Kyaw Kyaw alias Abdul Rahim, a resident of Kamhmu village, Moha in Myanmar, was booked under section 3(2) NSA 1980 a day after he was granted bail by the Special Court of Thoubal NDPS. An order to this effect was issued by the district magistrate of Thoubal, N. Bandana Devi, on January 29. The NSA detention order was issued following a police report that Kyaw Kyaw is acting in a manner prejudicial to the security of the state and maintenance of public order..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2020-02-04
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-04
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Description: "Inland waterways have been accorded a central role in maritime development in India. The National Waterways Act 2016, has declared 111 rivers or river stretches, creeks, estuaries in India as National Waterways. Navigation in rivers, lakes and other water bodies by smaller vessels connecting places not far from each other has been around for centuries, and been the mainstay of our inland waterways. In a few cases, especially near ports and coastal areas, this has also evolved to large-scale, commercial shipping. The national waterways project now intends to create such large-scale, commercial shipping and navigation systems in all these 111 waterways. These are expected to realise the potential of cargo and passenger traffic, including tourism and cruise, offer seamless connectivity at lower per-unit cost and make transportation more efficient. The project, in its entire implementation and operation phase, would generate a series of forward and backward linkages with prospects to penetrate deep into the economy. The multiplier effect of the investment and its linkages can result in a virtuous cycle of all-round growth. This potential virtuous cycle, however, can well be interrupted if implementation of the network is not well coordinated. Besides, there are other challenges. The National Waterways Act mandates the Central Government to regulate these waterways for systematic and orderly development of shipping and navigation activities. Spread across the Eastern, Western, Southern and Central regions of the country, these waterways cover nearly 15000 kilometres across 24 states and two union territories. They include the country’s 138 river systems, creeks, estuaries and related canal systems, and can be utilised as a channel to move passengers and cargo within the country and to the neighbouring countries..."
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Source/publisher: "Observer Research Foundation (ORF)" (India)
2020-01-20
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-02
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Sub-title: Yung Aung claimed India is playing a major role in masterminding joint political and military operations with Tatmadaw, the army of Myanmar, and is providing all possible logistic and material support.
Description: "The chief of the Khaplang faction of rebel outfit National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-K) on Friday said both India and Myanmar have become closer policy-wise and have started to adopt similar strategy and tactics to assimilate and subjugate Nagas — politically, economically and culturally. Yung Aung's remarks came on the 40th foundation day of the banned rebel outfit. "Their (India and Myanmar) 'Act East Policy' and 'Look West Policy' are two sides of the same coin to benefit both the countries while subduing our country and the whole WESEA region," he said in a press statement. "These two countries still harbour the old colonial mentality of 'might is right' and continue to unleash their reign of terror to suppress our genuine struggle." Aung claimed India is playing a major role in masterminding joint political and military operations with Tatmadaw, the army of Myanmar, and is providing all possible logistic and material support. "Some Nagas, in their confusion, are cynical and doubtful of NSCN and our struggle. They speak of uncertainty, impossibility, and impracticality of the Naga sovereignty. They inject fear and doubt in the minds of fellow Nagas because they fear the future. However, the hope and prayer of millions of Nagas is stronger than this cynicism," he added. Appealing to the Nagas to support the liberation movement, Aung said he is willing to resolve their past differences and reconcile under the holy banner of 'Nagaland for Christ'..."
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Source/publisher: "News 18" (UK)
2020-01-31
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-01
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Description: "The tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to India to escape widespread and systematic violence and discrimination in Myanmar face an existential threat from a new source: India’s government. Early this month, a senior government minister announced that Indian authorities would move expeditiously to deport the country’s sizable Rohingya refugee population back to Myanmar regardless of the risks to the refugees. “There are no ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ … what would happen here is that the next move would be in relation to [the deportation] of Rohingyas,” Jitendra Singh, minister of state for development of the North Eastern Region, stated on January 4. Singh justified that call for Rohingya deportation on the terms of India’s controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The CAA, passed by India’s Parliament on December 12, explicitly denies the rights of Muslim “irregular immigrants,” those who lack UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) identity cards. Singh’s comments constitute a visceral threat to the safety of the thousands of Rohingya who have sought safety in India over the past decade. The government estimates that 40,000 Rohingya refugees live in India, of whom fewer than half possess UNHCR identity cards designed to protect them from “harassment, arbitrary arrests, detention and deportation.” Those refugees have fled Myanmar government-imposed institutionalized discrimination, including restrictions on movement, education and health-care access, as well as spasms of deadly violence such as the bloody purge perpetrated against Rohingya in northern Rakhine state in late 2017..."
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Description: "According to sources, this is going to be used primarily for training purposes by the Myanmar Navy and this submarine can stay underwater for around 45 days. The Myanmar Navy has acquired a diesel-electric Kilo Class submarine from India which will be deployed in the Andaman Sea and will become operational next week on December 24 for safeguarding its maritime interests. For India, Myanmar is one of the strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-km border with the north-eastern states, including Mizoram, Nagaland and Manipur. There is a 725-km India-Myanmar maritime boundary. According to sources, this is going to be used primarily for training purposes by the Myanmar Navy and this submarine can stay underwater for around 45 days. The Navy of the neighbouring country is expected to soon acquire their own submarine fleet from Russia. “Sailors of the Myanmar Navy will get their training in the underwater combat operations between March-April 2020 on INS Sindhuvir with the help of Indian Navy.” The Russian refitted Kilo-class INS Sindhuvir known for its noiseless operational capability was entered the Indian Navy in the 1980s and has since then been modernised by the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in Vizag. It has a displacement of 3,000 tonnes and can be equipped with various types of weapons. It can carry 52 personnel and can go to a depth of 300 meters.,,"
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Source/publisher: "The Financial Express" (Uttar Pradesh)
2019-12-16
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-13
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Topic: Act East, Arakan Army, ASEAN-India Free Trade Area, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, Bimstec, Buddhist, China, Defense, Hindu, India, India-Myanmar relations, India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, Infrastructure, interconnectivity, Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport, KMMTT, Military, Muslim, Neighborhood First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Rohingya, Security, Tourism
Topic: Act East, Arakan Army, ASEAN-India Free Trade Area, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, Bimstec, Buddhist, China, Defense, Hindu, India, India-Myanmar relations, India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, Infrastructure, interconnectivity, Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport, KMMTT, Military, Muslim, Neighborhood First, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Rohingya, Security, Tourism
Description: "As one of only two Southeast Asian countries invited to attend the swearing-in of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he won re-election in May 2019, Myanmar’s relations with India have been thrust into the spotlight. Here’s why Naypyitaw should matter to Delhi in 2020. For a start, Myanmar is an important member of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a minilateral subregional organization that is committed to fostering bilateral or regional cooperation among Bay of Bengal countries. As the members of BIMSTEC were invited by Modi to his second inauguration, he will be looking to prioritize this body in his second term, which will include greater engagement with Myanmar. Myanmar is geopolitically significant to India as it stands at the center of the India-Southeast Asia region. Myanmar is the only Southeast Asian country that shares a land border with northeastern India, stretching some 1,624 kilometers. The neighbors also share a 725-km maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal..."
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Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
2020-01-11
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-13
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Description: "Dhaka will urge New Delhi to stop entry of Indian and Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh through the Indo-Bangla border and also maintain the 4,096-kilometer long border in accordance with the Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP). A meeting of the Director Generals (DGs) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) of India will be held in New Delhi today (Wednesday), according to a press release issued by the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the BGB yesterday. “Intrusion of border and illegal trespass by the BSF personnel, Indian and Myanmar citizens would be discussed in the meeting,” the release said. The bilateral six-day talks is going to be held at a time while a number of people in different provinces in India are protesting against India’s controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The chiefs of the two border forces will also discuss ways to further improve the management of the porous 4,096-km border between the two countries. The Bangladesh side will also call upon the Indian side to take necessary steps to prevent the smuggling of arms, explosives, drugs like yaba, phensidyl, heroin and other contraband items into Bangladesh from India. Dhaka is also expected to call upon the BSF to take back the Indian nationals who had completed their prison term in different jails after being charged with various criminal offences in Bangladesh, government sources said. The government has identified a number of problems concerning the border areas, including the age-old dispute of rivers changing their courses, sheltering of criminals or miscreants in the border areas and the BSF’s interception of development work inside Bangladesh. The DG of the BGB is likely to tell his Indian counterpart that the Bangladesh-India joint border guidelines should be followed in letter and spirit in resolving any problem that may crop up along the border of the two neighbouring countries. Major General Md Shafeenul Islam will lead the 11-member delegation, while the BSF’s DG Vivek Johri will lead the seven-member team during the meeting..."
Source/publisher: "The Independent" (UK)
2019-12-25
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-13
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Description: "Amid relentless protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the northeast, leaders and cadres of the banned insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saoraigwra (NDFB-S) came back to India from Myanmar as part of the ongoing talks with the Government of India. A top leader of the rebel outfit told News18, “All the 50 members of the NDFB-S left Myanmar early on Saturday. The Indian Army escorted the leaders and cadres from the International border to an undisclosed Army base.” “The outfit’s chief, B Saoraigwra, and his family members along with his security personnel crossed the international border at Tamu (in Manipur), while NDFB-S’ (self-styled) general secretary B Ferrenga, council members and other cadres entered India through the Longwa international border (in Nagaland),” he added. Though the Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, refused to comment on the development, a senior intelligence officer said, “All this is being directly monitored by Ministry of Home Affairs. We have not been informed officially yet. The top leadership of the group will be taken to Delhi as part of peace talks.”..."
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Source/publisher: "News 18" (UK)
2020-01-11
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-12
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Sub-title: In a statement NSCN-IM stated, “Nagas were forcibly divided by the colonial power and placed them in different administrative units for political reason known to all. The terms - the Indian Nagas, Burmese Nagas, Manipur Nagas, Assam Nagas, Arunachal Nagas and Nagas of Nagaland state are derogatory language used by the colonialists.
Description: "GUWAHATI: NSCN-IM stated that political settlement with the Government of India cannot cover Nagas in Myanmar. That will be the second phase to be settled with the Myanmar Government. In a statement NSCN-IM stated, “Nagas were forcibly divided by the colonial power and placed them in different administrative units for political reason known to all. The terms - the Indian Nagas, Burmese Nagas, Manipur Nagas, Assam Nagas, Arunachal Nagas and Nagas of Nagaland state are derogatory language used by the colonialists. Integration of the divided Naga ancestral domains is the inherent right of the Nagas, and that the Government of India has officially recognized the legitimate right of the Nagas to integration of all Naga areas. By integration, it means – geo-political integration based on sovereign right of the Nagas, not that of the Indian or Burmese constitution.”..."
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Source/publisher: "The Economic Times" (India)
2020-01-08
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-09
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Description: "The 18th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar was held in New Delhi yesterday. The Indian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and the Myanmar delegation was led by Permanent Secretary, U Soe Han. The two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, the status of India’s ongoing projects in Myanmar, capacity building initiatives, bilateral trade relations, border cooperation and plans to enhance implementation of bilateral agreements. The Foreign Secretary reiterated the priority India attaches to its partnership with Myanmar, a neighbour and an ASEAN partner which is at the intersection of its Neighbourhood First and Act East policies. The Myanmar Permanent Secretary equally reaffirmed the high priority his Government attaches to relations with India, which are based on historic and civilizational contact..."
Source/publisher: "All India Radio" (India)
2019-12-07
Date of entry/update: 2019-12-08
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Sub-title: Myanmar Permanent Secretary Han reaffirmed the high priority his government attaches to relations with India
Description: "India and Myanmar reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including bilateral trade relations and border cooperation on Friday. The 18th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar was held in New Delhi with the Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and the Myanmarese delegation by Permanent Secretary U Soe Han. The two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, the status of India's ongoing projects in Myanmar, capacity building initiatives, bilateral trade relations, border cooperation and plans to enhance implementation of bilateral agreements, a Ministry of External Affairs statement said. Foreign Secretary Gokhale reiterated the priority India attaches to its partnership with Myanmar, a neighbour and an ASEAN partner which is at the intersection of India's 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' policies. Myanmar Permanent Secretary Han reaffirmed the high priority his government attaches to relations with India, which were based on historic and civilizational contact, the statement said..."
Source/publisher: "Business Standard" (New Delhi)
2019-12-07
Date of entry/update: 2019-12-07
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Description: "Authorities in Thailand detained the wife and children of Arakan Army (AA) Commander-in-Chief Maj-General Tun Myat Naing this week at the Thai-Myanmar border and appear set to deport them, RFA learned on Friday. The detentions in the northern Thai city of Chiangmai were condemned by rights groups because the scenic city has been known for giving sanctuary to Myanmar expatriates and exile democracy leaders during decades of military repression and war in Myanmar. Friends and relatives of Tun Myat Naing told RFA’s Myamar Service that his wife, Hnin Zar Phyu, 11-year-old old daughter Saw Pyae Shin, and infant son Myat Lin Zin were detained on Wednesday morning at Myanmar authorities’ request as they showed up to renew their Thai visas. Myanmar authorities alleged that 10 relatives of Tun Myat Naing, including his wife Hnin Zar Phyu, the daughter of the speaker of Rakhine State Parliament, are involved in destructive activities against Myanmar, the sources said.,,"
Source/publisher: "Radio Free Asia (RFA)" (USA)
2019-12-06
Date of entry/update: 2019-12-07
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Sub-title: The tremors occurred at 06:42 am on Monday, however, no loss of life or property was reported.
Description: "An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the Myanmar-India Border region on Monday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The tremors occurred at 06:42 am on Monday, however, no loss of life or property has been reported so far. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on:02-12-2019, 06:42:44 IST, Lat:23.1 N & Long: 93.7 E, Depth: 12 Km, Region: Myanmar-India Border Region," IMD tweeted..."
Source/publisher: "India Today" (India)
2019-12-01
Date of entry/update: 2019-12-03
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Sub-title: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will set up its first container terminal outside India in Myanmar at an estimated cost of USD 290 million (over Rs 2,000 crore).
Description: "Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will set up its first container terminal outside India in Myanmar at an estimated cost of USD 290 million (over Rs 2,000 crore). The company signed an agreement Thursday to develop and operate a container terminal at Yangon Port in Myanmar. Construction for phase one of the project will commence next month and will be completed by June 2021. It is a two-phase project. "Total project cost for both phases would be USD 275-290 million. The investment is in line with APSEZ strategy to have a footprint in Southeast Asia and expand the container terminal network," Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) said in a statement. Also, the terminal will be integrated with APSEZ ports/terminals along the east and south coast of India, unlocking synergies by offering multiple entry/exit points for shipping lines, APSEZ, the logistics arm of Adani Group, said..."
Source/publisher: "Business Today" (India)
2019-05-23
Date of entry/update: 2019-12-01
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Sub-title: India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with Southeast Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries.
Description: "India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with Southeast Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries. Indian Ambassador to Thailand Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi said 73 bridges in Myanmar, built more than seven decades ago during World War II, were being renovated with funding from India to allow vehicles to cross the highway safely. When the repair work will be completed in 18 months, the highway could be opened to traffic from all three countries, he said. The planned highway starts in the eastern region of India from Moreh to Myanmar's Tamu city. Negotiations are currently underway to conclude a tri-nation motor vehicle agreement for the use of the 1,400-km road that will reach Thailand at Tak, Mae Sot district..."
Source/publisher: "Business Today" (India)
2019-05-23
Date of entry/update: 2019-12-01
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Description: "Myanmar is reportedly planning to open fresh bids for its oil and gas blocks to international companies. In the last few years, the Myanmar government has taken concrete steps to restructure its energy sector and has identified natural gas as an important component of its energy master plan. This is a welcome development for India, which has substantial experience of operating in Myanmar’s energy sector. Besides, both India and Myanmar are keen to expand the scope of cooperation in the realm of energy sector. Earlier, though India could not secure the deal to build a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India’s eastern region, India has continued to remain engaged with the energy sector of its eastern neighbour. For instance, India has positioned itself as a key stakeholder in the China-Myanmar gas pipeline. The indication of possible bidding rounds for energy blocks this year can provide an opportunity for India to leverage its experience of having operated in Myanmar for more than a decade. India now has a good understanding of the political economy of energy development and the nuances of decision making in Myanmar. But having said that, India must be careful and not underestimate the regional complications that might impact India-Myanmar energy relations. The issue of Rohingya refugees has historically existed between Bangladesh and Myanmar, but the magnitude of the problem has substantially increased in recent years. Also, the possibility of gas trade between India and Myanmar would be contingent upon the “availability of surplus energy” with the latter, as argued by ORF researchers Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury and Pratnashree Basu in their research paper..."
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Source/publisher: "Observer Research Foundation (ORF)" (India)
2019-01-24
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-30
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Topic: Trafficking, India, MoU, Myanmar
Topic: Trafficking, India, MoU, Myanmar
Description: "In an effort to stop human trafficking, India has decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Myanmar very soon. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has given approval for the MoU between India and Myanmar on bilateral cooperation for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons; Rescue, Recovery, Repatriation and Re-integration of victims of Trafficking. The MoU aims to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two countries and to increase bilateral cooperation on the issues of prevention, rescue, recovery and repatriation related to human trafficking. It will also strengthen cooperation to prevent all forms of human trafficking and to protect and assist the victims of trafficking, besides ensuring speedy investigation and prosecution of traffickers and organized crime syndicates in either country. It also aims to strengthen immigration and border controls cooperation and implementation of strategies with relevant ministries and organizations to prevent trafficking in persons. The MoU will also work on setting up ‘Working Groups’ and ‘Task Forces’ to prevent human trafficking “It will also help in developing and sharing database on traffickers and victims of trafficking in a safe and confidential manner and exchange information through designated focal points of India and Myanmar,” an official said..."
Source/publisher: "The Sentinel" (India)
2019-11-28
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-29
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Description: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said that the India-Myanmar-Thailand connectivity will boost development in the entire Southeast Asian region. Addressing the Indian diaspora at 'Sawasdee PM Modi' event in Bangkok, Thailand, the prime minister said that his government wants to bring both nations closer by transforming India's northeast region into a gateway to Southeast Asia. "Once the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway is opened, there will be seamless connectivity between both our countries. I am glad that all of you will have a chance to be part of this story," he said at the event held to interact with Indian diaspora.ASEAN leaders meet under US-China trade war tensions "India and Thailand are connected through emotions," quoted PM Modi at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, who is on an official trip to Thailand to attend the 16th ASEAN-India summit on Sunday. "History has united us and has developed our relations," he added..."
Source/publisher: "Business Today" (India)
2019-11-04
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-28
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Description: "At a time when talks between the Centre and Naga groups have reportedly reached the final stage, some top commanders of the NSCN (I-M) faction are said to be camping along the India-Myanmar border area. According to News18 report, Phungting Shimrang, former army chief and senior member of the NSCN (I-M), has reportedly gone to Yunan province in China with two of his trusted comrades. A leader of the Yung Aung-led NSCN (K) faction told News18, “Phungting and his two comrades reached China via eastern Nagaland (Naga self-administered areas in Myanmar) in the second half of October. The three leaders are trying to talk to the Chinese authorities for aid in their fight against India.” “NSCN (I-M) (army chief) Anthony Shimray has also left the outfit’s headquarters camp in Hebron and is staying in an undisclosed location along the India-Myanmar border,” the leader added. ULFA(Independent) chief Paresh Baruah told News18 over the phone, from an undisclosed location, that “Phungting Shimrang will not return to Camp Hebron along with his comrades. They have realised that GoI is not ready to give more power to the Nagas, especially as far as the flag and constitution are concerned. Hence, they are ready to fight again.” ..."
Source/publisher: "Nagaland Post" (India)
2019-11-21
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-22
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Description: "In the wake of the overheated onion market triggered by an Indian export ban, the import of onion from Myanmar has risen significantly with 11,732 tonnes entering the country through Teknaf in November till Saturday, Bangladesh’s The Independent reported. On average, 733.25 tonnes of onion were imported every day through the port in the current month, said Absar Uddin, customs revenue officer at the port. He said a total of 20,843 tonnes of onion entered the country in October with 672.35 tonnes on average every day. Md Jasim Uddin Chowdhury, manager of the port was quoted as saying importers are bringing in Burmese variety of the cooking ingredient every day..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2019-11-18
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-18
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Description: "The country is in need of an agricultural commodity exchange suited to Myanmar, said Ye Min Aung, Vice-President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) at a knowledge sharing seminar titled “Agri-commodity exchange” Park Royal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw on February 19. “Recently, there emerged a commodity exchange in Ethiopia. In implementing the system, our country needs to take lessons of other countries. Efforts should be made to ensure the emergence of agriculture commodity exchange suitable to our country. On the other hand, we need laws and bylaws for the commodity exchange,” he added. With the aim of ensuring the emergence of agriculture commodity exchange in Myanmar, India had shared its knowledge and experience about the exchange system and technologies..."
Source/publisher: "Eleven Media Group" (Myanmar)
2019-11-17
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-17
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Description: "We reiterated our intention to work towards the completion of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project and its extension to Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam, said a source from the statement of the 16th ASEAN-India Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. The Trilateral Highway project includes three new major bridges, repair and strengthening of four existing major bridges, two new minor bridges, reconstruction of six existing minor bridges, repair and strengthening of nine existing minor bridges, reconstruction of 226 existing culverts, 20 bus bays and passenger shelters besides one rest area, according to the statement. We emphasized the need to enhance ASEAN-India collaborative efforts in countering terrorism, radicalization, violent extremism, and transnational crimes, and the need to strengthen cooperation on cyber security through supporting the implementation of the ASEAN Cyber security Cooperation Strategy and the ARF Work Plan on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies. We underscored the importance of further strengthening trade and investment between ASEAN and India in order to achieve the trade target of 200 billion USD by 2022.We reaffirmed that the full and effective utilisation of the ASEAN-India Free Trade Area (AIFTA) will not only contribute to the realisation of our 2022 trade target but also to the promotion of sustainable and inclusive economic growth. We noted the decision of our Economic Ministers in September 2019 to initiate the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) to make it more user-friendly, simple, and trade facilitative for businesses, and constitute a Joint Committee for this purpose. ASEAN Leaders welcomed the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations and the commitment to sign the RCEP Agreement in 2020..."
Source/publisher: "Eleven Media Group" (Myanmar)
2019-11-05
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-15
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Sub-title: India bought more black gram beans, known locally as black matpe, from Myanmar in October, an industry official revealed yesterday.
Description: "India, which imposed a quota system for pulse crops from Myanmar in March this year, continued buying local black gram after the quota was met last month said U Min Ko Oo, secretary of the Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association. According to U Min Ko Oo, three companies received permission from the Indian government to continue buying the crop from Myanmar, pushing up prices locally. In the first week of October, the price of black gram was around K80,000 per tonne, but now it is up to about K1.3 million per tonne, he added. “Indian companies are buying black gram again because, reportedly, the crop in India was poorer than expected. They have been buying 3000 to 4000 tonnes a week from Myanmar since the third week of October,” said U Min Ko Oo. “They already bought a lot of black gram from Myanmar under the quota system at lower prices, but now they are continuing to buy at higher prices,” said U Kyaw Twin, a bean merchant based in Mandalay. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, some 77 percent of Myanmar’s annual pulse crop is exported to India..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2019-11-11
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-11
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Sub-title: Assam Rifles ‘deploys’ jawans at frontier villages of Kamjong in Manipur; stocking of ration, essential items being carried out for over a week now, say sources
Description: "Apprehending that cadres of some Manipuri and Naga militant outfits based in Myanmar may create law-and-order problems in Manipur following the recent talks with the Centre and the NSCN-IM in New Delhi, security arrangements have reportedly been intensified in the areas bordering Myanmar. Sources informed EastMojo that a group of Assam Rifles personnel were deployed at Phungtha village, the second last village of Manipur from the international border in Kamjong district, on November 5. Kamjong town, the district headquarters, is located 120 km from state capital Imphal along the state highway. “From November 5 onwards, there have been some movement in the village as Assam Rifles has deputed a group of 25 jawans in the area. Stocking of ration and other essential materials is also being carried out in the area for more than a week,” sources told EastMojo. In Chamu village, considered as the last village from Manipur side along the India-Myanmar border, it has been reported that a full battalion of Assam Rifles has been deployed in the area. A ‘Major’-level officer of the Assam Rifles, who didn’t want to be named, told EastMojo that the battalion has been deployed to check infiltration of militants through the village..."
Source/publisher: "EastMojo" (India)
2019-11-07
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-08
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Sub-title: India is keen on improving physical connectivity in Myanmar through building roads, ports, and other infrastructure, he said.
Description: "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined the importance of speedy, safe, and sustainable” return of Rohingyas to their homes in Rakhine in the interest of the people, and regions of the three countries -- India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Prime Minister Modi has conveyed this message to Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi during their meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit in Bangkok. Mentioning the completion of the first Indian project to build 250 prefabricated houses, which were handed over to the Myanmar government this July, Modi said his country is ready to carry out more such projects in Myanmar. In a recent letter written to Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar mentioned that the “safe, speedy, and sustainable” return of displaced persons to Myanmar is in the best interests of all concerned. “This is also in the best interest of lasting regional security, and stability,” said the Indian External Affairs Minister. Jaishankar also expressed deep admiration for Bangladesh in shouldering the burden of hosting the displaced people from Rakhine State in Myanmar, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas who have fled their homeland in Rakhine State after being persecuted by their own country..."
Source/publisher: "Dhaka Tribune" (Bangladesh)
2019-11-04
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-05
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Topic: Nagaland
Topic: Nagaland
Description: "All Konyak apex organizations comprising of Konyak Union, Konyak Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong, Konyak Studens’ Union, Mon District GBs Union, Konyak Village Council Union, Mon District VDB Association, Konyak Baptist Bumeinok Banjum, all Konyak Union units and Konyak Union Advisory Board Council convened a meeting on the Naga Political issue on Wednesday. According to a press statement issue by Konyak Union (KU) president Howing Konyak and general secretary Wango Konyak, the meeting unanimously adopted a number of resolutions In the first, the KU called for a holistic, peaceful and honourable solution accommodating the aspirations of all section of the Naga society. It reiterated that the demand for Frontier Nagaland should included in the final settlement while claiming that past Naga political agreements have only brought adversities and instabilities to Eastern Nagaland. The KU while lamenting that had other Nagas paid heed to their call for “Unity first, Solution next” on the Naga political cause, Nagas could have an already achieved a breakthrough in its political aspiration today. It stated that Nagas missed many opportune political opportunities on account of our disunity and greed..."
Source/publisher: "The Morung Express" (India)
2019-10-31
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-04
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Description: "India and Myanmar on Sunday reaffirmed that a stable and peaceful border was an important anchor for the continued expansion of the partnership between the two countries. This was the agreement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar during a meeting on the margins of the ASEAN-India Summit on November 3 in Bangkok, Thailand, a PMO release via PIB stated. PM Modi emphasized the value India attaches to Myanmar's cooperation in ensuring that armed groups from the North East do not find space to operate across the India-Myanmar border. He also underlined the priority India attaches to Myanmar as a partner at the crossroads of India's Look East Policy and the Neighbourhood First policies. Towards this end, he highlighted India's continuing commitment to improve physical connectivity to and through Myanmar to Southeast Asia, including through building road, port and other infrastructure. India would also continue to strongly support the expansion of capacity for Myanmar's police, military and civil servants, as well as its students and citizens..."
Source/publisher: "The Morung Express" (India)
2019-11-04
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-04
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Sub-title: The two Indian nationals were taken into captivity by an insurgent group called the Arakan Army in Myanmar while they were travelling there to work on a road project.
Description: "Two Indian nationals who were captured by the Arakan Army released in Myanmar. Arrangements are being made to bring the two back to India. "The Indian nationals have been released and the Consular General of Sittwe is coordinating their movement from Kyauktaw," sources said here. The two Indian nationals were taken into captivity by an insurgent group called the Arakan Army in Myanmar while they were travelling there to work on a road project. The two were captured when they were on their way from Paletwa to Sittwe. According to sources, an MP from Myanmar was also captured by the group. The Indian team is working on a road project connecting Mizoram to Sittwe Port in Rakhine state in Myanmar, sources said..."
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Source/publisher: "India Today" (India)
2019-11-04
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-04
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Description: "India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi laughs next to Singaporeand's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sideline of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS Photo Bangkok, November 3 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented a brief blue-print for further expansion of India's multi-sectoral engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of the most influential groupings for trade and investment globally. In his opening address at the India-ASEAN summit, the prime minister said enhancing surface, air and maritime connectivity between India and 10 nations of the bloc will significantly boost regional trade and economic growth. Modi said there was opportunity for boosting cooperation in the maritime security sphere and blue economy as well as in areas of agriculture, engineering, digital technology and scientific research. The prime minister also welcomed convergence of views between India and ASEAN for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region..."
Source/publisher: "The Morung Express" (India)
2019-11-03
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-04
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Sub-title: Sixteen-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will cover half the planet’s people
Description: "The world’s largest trade deal is unlikely to be signed this year, with a draft statement from south-east Asian leaders suggesting it will be delayed until 2020, despite China’s desire to bring it into operation as soon as possible as a counterweight to its debilitating tariff war with the US. The 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – known as the RCEP – would be the world’s largest when operational, spanning India to New Zealand, including 30% of global GDP and half of the world’s people. But resistance from India – concerned about a flood of cheap mass-produced Chinese goods hurting small businesses in its economy – appears set to cruel hopes of finalising the pact at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Bangkok, where members of the 10-nation bloc have been joined by the leaders of powerful observer nations India and China for the East Asia Summit. On a bilateral level, the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, has met the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, on the sidelines of the Bangkok meeting, offering to help get the China-Australia relationship “on the right track”. “We are ready to work with the Australian side to keep our relationship on the right track, deepen our mutual trust, and jointly maintain regional and global peace,” Li told Morrison..."
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Source/publisher: "The Guardian" (UK)
2019-11-03
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-04
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Description: "Myanmar has planned to build a new Manipur River Crossing Bridge in Chin state on the main border trade route with India, according to the Road Transportation Ministry of Chin State Wednesday. Scheduled to start in December this year, the new river-crossing bridge, also known as the Mansaung Bridge, will be built near Tiddim and Reed border towns adjacent to the existing suspension bridge. The 557-feet-long and 30-feet wide Mansaung bridge will be a concrete one with two lanes. The project is expected to be completed in three years, said U Shwe Htee Ooe, minister of road transportation of Chin state. The existing suspension bridge was damaged by a natural disaster in 2015 and allowed only 16 tons of vehicles to cross the bridge, causing transportation difficulties, especially during the rainy season..."
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Source/publisher: "Xinhua" (China)
2019-10-30
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-30
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Description: "In a handing over ceremony held in Yangon on 7th October, 2019, India’s Deputy Chief of Mission Dr. Sumit Seth handed over 10,000 vials of Anti-Rabies Vaccines to Dr. Zaw Than Htun, Director General of Department of Medical Research [DG(DMS)], Ministry of Health and Sports, Government of Myanmar, according to a press release. The aim of the donation was to provide support to the Government of Myanmar for its fight against Rabies and to showcase the strength of India’s pharmaceutical industry in manufacturing high quality vaccines at a highly competitive price. Dr. Seth spoke about further cooperation in the health sector namely collaboration with India Council for Medical Research, sharing of case studies in the management of rabies, and capacity building programmes for Myanmar’s doctors and para-medics..."
Source/publisher: "Mizzima" (Myanmar)
2019-10-08
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-08
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Sub-title: Alleging that the ongoing operations are being conducted in coordination with Indian security forces, Naga Hoho urged the military forces of both India and Myanmar for immediate cessation of the ongoing military action against the Nagas.
Description: "Perturbed by the alleged military operations being carried out in the Naga areas of Myanmar by the military junta, Naga bodies are expressing their concern over the safety of innocent Naga civilians. Mizima news Myanmar reported that Myanmar army launched operation against the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) faction Thursday last week near Hoyat village along the Indo-Myanmar border. The army accused NSCN-K of violating ceasefire signed in 2012 by harbouring militant outfits from the north-eastern region. It is reported that the militant action is conducted in the Naga Self Administered Zone. Naga Hoho, the apex body of Naga civil rights, cautioned Monday that the “indiscriminate” military action has the potential to result in a widespread Naga uprising. Chuba Ozukum, president of Naga Hoho, said, “We are trying to establish contacts with those affected Naga villages. We have been told that the villagers are facing untold misery. They are reportedly confined and not allowed to move around.” “It is further alarming to note that the ongoing operations are being conducted in coordination with the Indian security forces,” the outfit Naga Hoho said in a statement..."
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Source/publisher: "The Indian Express" (India)
2019-05-20
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-06
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Sub-title: The Naga Self-Administered Zone on the border with India is poor and isolated, but a new bridge and upgraded roads carry promises of development. Meanwhile, its administrative autonomy is likely to remain limited.
Description: "AT THE END of a northbound flight from Yangon or Mandalay, passing over the jade mines of Kachin State, or a truck journey that follows the Chindwin River, lies Khamti. The small town in northwest Sagaing Region is a gateway to one of Myanmar’s remotest, least-developed corners, the Naga Self-Administered Zone. Native to a mountain tract that overlaps northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar, the Naga, who number about two million people, are comprised of more than 40 tribes that had little contact with the outside world until British colonisers made inroads in the nineteenth century. Colonisation resulted in many tribes being introduced to, or induced into, Christianity, which contributed to a more unified “Naga” identity. More than 95 percent of the Naga are now said to identify as Christians, most being Baptist, though some remain animists. In World War Two, the Naga sided with the Allies and fought against the Japanese and the legacies of that conflict include old aeroplane parts and bomb shells still used as gates or flower pots in Naga villages..."
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Source/publisher: "Frontier Myanmar" (Myanmar)
2019-04-09
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-06
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Description: "Border trade between Myanmar and India hit 194.6 million U.S. dollars as of Sept. 13 in the current fiscal year 2018-19 ending September, said a statistical report of Myanmar's Commerce Ministry Friday. The border trade during the period increased by 57 million U.S. dollars compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year. The Myanmar-India total border trade during the period was shared by Myanmar's export of 171.3 million U.S. dollars and its import of 23.3 million U.S. dollars. The two countries carry out border trade mainly through Tamu, Reed and Thantlang cross-border trade camps, while a major part of bilateral trade are delivered through ships. Myanmar mainly exports to India fruits and vegetable, fishery and forestry products, while importing from India medicines, electronic products, motorbikes, cotton yarn, non-alloy steel and other construction materials. Meanwhile, Myanmar's border trade with four neighboring countries, China, India, Thailand and Bangladesh totalled 9.6 billion U.S. dollars, shared by 6.7 billion U.S. dollars in export and 2.9 million U.S. dollars in import..."
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Source/publisher: "Xinhua" (China)
2019-09-27
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-27
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Description: " India's coast guard has arrested six Myanmar men and seized US$42 million worth of ketamine after spotting a suspicious vessel in the Indian Ocean near the Nicobar Islands. The 1,160kg drug haul came after coast guard aircraft spotted the boat, which had its lights off, on Wednesday (Sep 18) in India's Exclusive Economic Zone, the defence ministry said in a statement. The boat's crew did not respond to radio calls and the coast guard eventually boarded it, with officials finding "57 gunny bundles of suspicious substance" on Friday. "Preliminary analysis ... revealed that the suspicious substance was ketamine and there were 1,160 packets of 1kg each onboard the vessel," the ministry added. The six Myanmar men and cargo were taken to Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where they were questioned by investigators. They claimed they left Myanmar on Sep 14 and were due to rendezvous with another boat "operating near the Thailand-Malaysia maritime border line" on Saturday, the statement said..."
Source/publisher: "CNA" ( Singapore) via "AFP" (France)
2019-09-22
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-23
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Sub-title: The Arakan Army has set up several camps in areas across Mizoram's Lawngtala district, posing threat to the Kaladan Project.
Description: "A fresh report by the intelligence agencies has suggested that Arakan Army, an insurgent group of Myanmar, is using 'Bluetooth' and 'Wifi' technology to trigger landmines against Myanmar Army. The Arakan Army has set up several camps in areas across Mizoram's Lawngtala district, posing threat to the Kaladan Project, which is a multi-modal transit transport project and considered India's gateway to the Southeast Asia. The insurgent group also has presence in Mizoram. This is the reason why Indian security agencies are verifying the use of such technology by insurgent groups to trigger landmines. “We have requested Assam Rifles to find out about the use of 'Bluetooth' technology to trigger the landmines by insurgent groups,” said official working with Indian security establishments..."
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Source/publisher: "ZEENEWS"
2019-09-11
Date of entry/update: 2019-09-11
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Sub-title: The construction of Sittwe's sea-port and the inland water terminal in Paletwa has been completed, the Indian embassy said in a July 9 statement in Yangon.
Description: "The sea-port and water terminal forms part of the US$484 million Kaladan multi-modal transit transport project that would link Kolkata in India to Sittwe in Rakhine State and then link Sittwe via a river route to Paletwa in Chin State and from Paletwa by road to Zorinpui in India's northeastern state of Mizoram. The Indian government has also invited companies keen to operate and maintain the sea-port and water terminal. The road portion of the project from Paletwa to Zorinpui is still under construction with its completion to help support the growth of bilateral trade between Myanmar and India. The project was first mooted in 2008 when both countries signed an agreement to connect the Kolkata and Sittwe sea-ports..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Water Portal via "Mizzima"
2019-07-12
Date of entry/update: 2019-07-25
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Description: "Ethnic Nagas in remote northern Myanmar have long provided sanctuary to insurgents who launch armed raids into northeastern India and then retreat back across the border beyond the reach of Indian security forces. Myanmar’s inability or unwillingness to uproot those rebel sanctuaries have been a persistent thorn in the side of the two neighbors’ bilateral relations, contributing to mutual mistrust and suspicion over the years. But that arguably began to change in January, when more than 400 Myanmar troops drove the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) from its headquarters at Taga in the northern Sagaing Region. NSCN-K shared the camp with militants from the United Liberation Front of Asom [Assam] (ULFA) and other rebel outfits from Manipur in northeastern India fighting against New Delhi’s rule in the Seven Sisters region, a term for the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. On June 3, during a press briefing at the Defense Services Museum in the capital of Naypyitaw, Myanmar army Major General Tun Tun Nyi said operations will continue against the NSCN-K and the other India-based insurgent groups it is sheltering. There have been few reported casualties in the assault so far, as the Myanmar military has relied mainly on heavy artillery fire rather than ground offensives to drive the rebels from their camp. Still, the attack has deprived the insurgents of their important camp and sanctuary in Myanmar, and thus will certainly affect their ability to launch cross-border assaults into India as they attempt to regroup while on the run..."
Creator/author: Bertil Lintner.
Source/publisher: Asia Times
2019-06-12
Date of entry/update: 2019-06-14
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Description: "While the West moves to re-isolate Myanmar after a short period of re-engagement, neighboring India is taking a more realpolitik approach to reports of massive rights abuses by the nation’s security forces. Indeed, India is doing its utmost to improve relations while the United States and European Union impose new sanctions aimed specifically at Myanmar’s military, including top soldiers involved in the abuses. It is by now evident that Myanmar’s treatment of its Muslim Rohingya population and crackdown on the media — major concerns in the West — will be subordinated to New Delhi’s broader policy aims for Myanmar and the wider region..."
Creator/author: Bertil Lintner
Source/publisher: "Asia Times"
2018-10-31
Date of entry/update: 2018-11-30
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Description: "As the second most populous country in the world, and a rising global economic and political power, the direction of India?s foreign policy in Asia has a significant influence on development in Burma, especially in the border areas of Northwest Burma and Northeast India. Over 50 million people live along the 1,600 km India-Burma border, and it is these people who will be the most immediately affected by the future path of India-Burma relations. The majority of the people living along the border are indigenous people and ethnic minorities, and it is crucial to ask how India?s engagement with Burma will impact their lives and communities. This article will outline the current state of India-Burma relations as a first step towards an examination of how India?s engagement with Burma impacts the lives of people living in the India-Burma border region. An indigenous rights analysis of India-Burma relations is an important area for future inquiry, but is beyond the scope of this article. The article starts by giving a brief history of India-Burma relations up-to the present day Act East Policy, followed by an examination of the position of India?s Northeastern States within this policy. The article concludes by providing an overview of India-Burma trade, and outlining all of the major Indian financed infrastructure development projects currently being implemented in Burma..."
Creator/author: Sam Cartmell
Source/publisher: Burma-Initiative / Stiftung Asienhaus
2015-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-01-25
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Description: "Als das Land mit der zweithöchsten Bevölkerungszahl der Welt und als aufstrebende globale wirtschaftliche und politische Macht, hat die Richtung der Asienpolitik Indiens einen wesent - lichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung Burmas, insbesondere in den Grenzregionen Nordwest-Burmas und Nordost-Indiens. Über 50 Millionen Menschen leben entlang der 1.600 km langen Grenze zwischen Indien und Burma. Es werden diese Menschen sein, die unmittelbar von der künftigen Richtung der indisch-burmesischen Beziehungen betroffen sein wer - den. Die Mehrheit der Bewohner Innen der Grenzregionen gehört der indigenen Bevölkerung und den ethnischen Minderheiten an. Es ist entscheidend zu fragen, wie Indiens Engagement in Burma ihr Leben und ihre Gemeinschaften beeinflussen wird. Dieser Bericht wird in einem ersten Schritt die gegen - wärtige Lage der Beziehungen zwischen Indien und Burma umreißen, um daran anschließend zu untersuchen, inwiefern Indiens Aktivitäten in Burma Auswirkungen auf das Leben der Bewohner Innen der indisch-burmesischen Grenzregion haben. Eine Analyse der indisch-burmesischen Beziehungen mit Fokus auf indigenen Rechten wäre ein wichtiges Feld für künftige Untersuchungen, würde aber den Rahmen dieses Berichtes überschreiten.."
Creator/author: Sam_Cartmell
Source/publisher: Stiftung Asienhaus (Burma Briefing 6/2015)
2015-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2016-01-25
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Language: Deutsch, German
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Description: Abstract: "The article deals with bilateral relations between India and Myanmar. It argues that the current transformation processes offer a unique opportunity for a major readjustment of India?s foreign policy towards Myanmar. In taking on India?s perspective, it assesses the history, current state of and prospects for the relationship between New Delhi and Naypyidaw in six policy areas: democratization and stability; security in India?s Northeast region and illegal migration; trade and infrastructure; energy security; development cooperation; and the role of China."..... Keywords: Myanmar, Burma, China, India, foreign policy
Creator/author: Pierre Gottschlich
Source/publisher: Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs , 34, 2
2015-09-04
Date of entry/update: 2015-10-07
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Description: "On November 11, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a 10-day tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji ? his longest overseas trip to date. All eyes will be on the East Asia Summit in Myanmar, as well as the G-20 Summit in Australia. Modi will also be the first Indian prime minister to visit Australia in 28 years. But first stop in Myanmar should not be overlooked; it is important for a number of reasons."
Creator/author: Tridivesh Singh Maini
Source/publisher: "The Diplomat"
2014-11-08
Date of entry/update: 2015-01-16
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Description: "...If India is to become an assertive regional player in Asia, it has to work toward developing policies that would improve and strengthen it domestically, which will encourage more confidence in its ability to lead the region and be an important global player. Competition with China should also be considered and taken seriously. China?s growing influence in the region would lead to a more one-sided dynamic in the region. China has asserted itself through its soft power as well as through its trade and economic relations with Myanmar by taking up large infrastructure projects in the country. India on the other hand needs to use its soft power more effectively, and at the same time strengthen itself domestically and regionally. There are several advantages that India has over China with regard to Myanmar. One is the democratic process, which results in different governments at the center and states through free and fair elections. There is also the respect for institutions that are strong enough to hold the country together. Finally, cooperation in different multilateral forums such as ASEAN and BIMSTEC strengthen the relationship between the two countries. Apart from these reasons, India has sent a clear signal that while economic ties are important, it is keen to build a holistic relationship and is prepared to assist in institution building in Myanmar..."
Creator/author: Sridhar Ramaswamy & Tridivesh Singh Maini
Source/publisher: "The Diplomat"
2014-08-12
Date of entry/update: 2014-08-22
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Description: "As Ankit noted earlier today, the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled on the maritime dispute between India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal this week. According to news reports, the court awarded 19,467 square kilometers (7,516 square miles) of a total disputed area of 25,602 km to Bangladesh. More importantly, both countries praised the ruling. ?It is the victory of friendship and a win-win situation for the peoples of Bangladesh and India,? Bangladesh?s Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told a news conference on Tuesday, Reuters reported. He added: ?We commend India for its willingness to resolve this matter peacefully by legal means and for its acceptance of the tribunal?s judgment.? India?s Ministry of External Affairs also released a statement hailing the court?s ruling in Bangladesh?s favor. ?The settlement of the maritime boundary will further enhance mutual understanding and goodwill between India and Bangladesh by bringing to closure a long-pending issue,? the statement said. ?This paves the way for the economic development of this part of the Bay of Bengal, which will be beneficial to both countries.? This is not the first time that India and Bangladesh have peacefully resolved a territorial dispute. Back in 2011, India and Bangladesh reached a bilateral agreement to resolve their disputed land borders This is also not the first time an international tribunal has peacefully resolved a maritime border dispute in South Asia. At the same time it filed the case with India, Bangladesh asked another tribunal to resolve its maritime dispute with Myanmar according to the terms of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Myanmar, like India, agreed to submit the case to the tribunal and abide by its ruling..."
Creator/author: Zachary Keck
Source/publisher: "The Diplomat"
2014-07-10
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-25
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Description: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s decisive victory in India?s elections last month has opened a new chapter and emboldened the aspirations of over a billion Indians. There is also hope Modi will develop ties with neighboring countries, especially given his positive gesture of inviting South Asian leaders to his inauguration. Myanmar, India?s "gateway" to Southeast Asia and having close cultural and historical ties, may also welcome this rise of a "right-wing" leadership in India. This an opening for both countries to come together, make use of the opportunities available and harness the potential strengths to gain a strategic advantage in the region..."
Creator/author: Sonu Trivedi
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
2014-06-13
Date of entry/update: 2014-07-12
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Description: "As India and China have emerged as major powers in Asia, their interests and concerns have transcended their geographical boundaries. There is particularly the case in Myanmar, where those interests have converged. This is largely due to the fact that Myanmar shares common borders with both the countries. Myanmar shares a 2,185-kilometer border with China, and 1,643-kilometer border with India. It has long been argued that Myanmar has always been a strategic concern for governing the dynamics of India-China relations. Myanmar?s strategic location is considered as an important asset for India and China that offers tremendous opportunities for the countries of the region. Therefore, recent developments in Myanmar are a matter of concern for both India and China..."
Creator/author: Sonu Trivedi
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
2013-08-13
Date of entry/update: 2014-05-29
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Description: "Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. With ongoing communal and ethnic violence on one hand and the implementation of bold reform initiatives on the other, Myanmar?s transition from authoritarianism to democracy presents immense challenges as well as opportunities for neighboring India. How New Delhi reacts to these tests will have wide-ranging impacts on the future of India-Myanmar relations. The challenges are many. The diplomatic row over pillar number 76 in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur on the Indo-Myanmar border in Holenphai village near Moreh has added to long-running border problems. Although the two sides have agreed to negotiate the issue peacefully, past misunderstandings and alleged intrusions have raised alarm bells on both sides of the border..."
Creator/author: Sonu Trivedi
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
2013-09-13
Date of entry/update: 2014-05-28
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Description: "India has not gained much from Myanmar?s transition from military rule to a fledgling democracy. When Myanmar was ruled by a military junta and shunned by the West, India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) were seen as alternatives to Chinese influence. But as Myanmar opens up to the outside world after decades of isolation, it is turning more to the West, especially the United States, to balance China?s growing influence, and not to India. Increasingly, Delhi is seen as a defensive power, unwilling and incapable of contesting Chinese influence in Myanmar, and not central to what has been described as the emerging ?Great Game East.”..."
Creator/author: Subir Bhaumik
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy"
2013-07-20
Date of entry/update: 2013-07-23
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Description: "The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (hereafter ?Kaladan Project”) will see the construction of a combined inland waterway and highway transportation system connecting Mizoram State in Northeast India with a Bay of Bengal deepsea port at Sitetway, Arakan State in Western Burma. The Indian government is entirely financing the Kaladan Project, and these funds are officially classified as development aid to Burma. Once completed, the infrastructure will belong to the Burma government, but the project is unquestionably designed to achieve India?s economic and geostrategic interests. The Kaladan Project - conceived in 2003, formalized in 2008 and slated for completion in 2015 - is a cornerstone of India?s ?Look East Policy” aimed at expanding Indian economic and political influence in Southeast and East Asia. The Kaladan Project is being developed in Arakan and Chin States - Burma?s least-developed and most poverty-prone states - where improved infrastructure is badly needed. Yet it remains an open question whether the Kaladan Project will be implemented in a way that ensures the people living along the project route are the main beneficiaries of this large-scale infrastructure development. This report from the Kaladan Movement provides an update on the progress of the Kaladan Project; assesses the potential Project-related benefi ts and negative impacts for people living in the project area; provides an overview of the current on-the-ground impacts, focusing on the hopes and concerns of the local people; and makes a series of recommendations to the Burma and India governments......."Part 1: Introduction to the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project; 1.1 Specifications of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project; 1.2 Context of the Kaladan Project: India-Burma relations; 1.3 Economies of Mizoram, Arakan, and Chin States; 1.4 The natural environment in the Kaladan Project area... Part 2: Potential Impacts of the Kaladan Project: 2.1 Potential beneficial impacts of the Kaladan Project; 2.2 Potential negative impacts of the Kaladan project... Part 3: Current Impacts of the Kaladan Project: 3.1 Lack of consultation; 3.2 Lack of information provided to the community and lack of government transparency; 3.3 Lack of comprehensive and public Environmental, Health and Social Impact Assessments; 3.4 Labour discrimination; 3.5 Land confi scation and forced eviction; 3.6 Destruction of local cultural heritage; 3.7 Riverine ecological destruction from aggregate mining and dredging..... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102872850/KM_Report_Eng.pdf
Source/publisher: Kaladan Movement
2013-06-11
Date of entry/update: 2013-06-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English (main text); Burmese (press release)
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Source/publisher: The Malaysian Times
2012-08-04
Date of entry/update: 2012-10-11
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Language: English
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Description: "NEW DELHI and TAMU - Despite India?s repeated requests to act, Myanmar?s government is still perceived by Indian officials as "going easy" on Indian separatists known to be operating out of Myanmar?s northwestern fringes. More than two months after promising tough action against separatist rebels based in its territory during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?s visit to Myanmar, President Thein Sein?s quasi-civilian government is yet to commence any sort of crackdown against the rebels, many of whom are known to be based in Myanmar?s Sagaing Division and border towns like Tamu. Indian officials raised the issue again during a visit to New Delhi in early August by Myanmar?s chief of defense staff, General Ming Aung Hlaing. "We have got the usual assurance of action but we have to wait and see," said a senior Indian military official who requested anonymity..."
Creator/author: Subir Bhaumik
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
2012-08-10
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-15
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Language: English
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Description: "AGARTALA and IMPHAL - As a rising number of Rohingya Muslims flee sectarian conflict in Myanmar and take sanctuary in India?s northeastern states, the flow of refugees is putting a new strain on bilateral relations. New Delhi has called on Naypyidaw to stem the rising human tide, a diplomatic request that Indian officials say has so far gone unheeded. Ongoing sporadic violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhist Rakhines in western Myanmar has left more than 80 dead and displaced tens of thousands. The Myanmar government?s inability or unwillingness to stop the persecution of Rohingyas has provoked strong international reaction, raising calls for retribution in radical corners of the Islamic world, including a threat from the Pakistani Taliban to attack Myanmar?s diplomatic missions abroad. Fears are now rising that Myanmar-borne instability is spreading to India?s northeastern frontier regions, threatening to spiral into a wider regional security dilemma. At the same time that Muslim Rohingyas and Buddhist Rakhines clashed in Myanmar, fighting erupted between Muslims and Hindus in India?s northeastern Assam State. As in Myanmar, where the Rohingyas are considered illegal Bangladeshi settlers, the Muslims targeted in Assam are accused of being ethnic Bengalis who have migrated illegally from Bangladesh..."
Creator/author: Subir Bhaumik
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
2012-08-16
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: NAY PYI TAW, 15 Oct— President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein held talks with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, at the Conference Room of Hyderabad House in New Delhi yesterday noon. After the meeting, the joint statement was released as follows:-
Source/publisher: "The New Light of Myanmar" 16 October 2011
2011-10-16
Date of entry/update: 2011-10-16
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "Deputy PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MEA Director (UN Political) Sangeeta Mann on October 13, who said she would provide a response after consulting with her regional office. Post will continue to follow up with GOI officials..."
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2005-10-13
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Summary. "UN Special Envoy for Burma Ibrahim Gambari?s late January visit to India delivered the message that India should use its influence to do more to help the democratization and reconciliation process in Burma. Gambari told British and Canadian missions privately that India reiterated its support for the good offices of the UN mission, and mentioned publicly that he believed India will facilitate his next visit to Burma. Indian media speculated that the GOI is feeling pressure to do more than simply offer verbal support to the UN mission." End Summary.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2008-02-04
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Summary: "MEA J/S (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) Mohan Kumar was candid about India?s need to continue engaging in Burma and optimistic that PM Singh had begun to "clear the air" during his bilateral meeting with President Zia in Bangladesh. Acknowledging Indian competition with the Chinese presence in Burma, Kumar characterized the evolving relationship as "constructive engagement." Kumar was equally puzzled about the recent relocation of Burma?s capital, but offered Indian theories on the move, including fears of intelligence penetration in Rangoon or a power battle between State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Chairman Than Shwe and Vice-Chairman Maung Aye. Regarding the November 12 bilateral meeting between PM Singh and President Zia on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, Kumar told us that most important result of the meeting was to "clear the air" between the heads of state. The two leaders did not cover much substantive ground, he reported, but the Indian PM had stressed that he and Zia should "cut through the red tape" together when problems between Delhi and Dhaka arise." End Summary.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2005-12-01
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: In a May 14 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, the Ambassador thanked him for conveying to the Burmese junta the U.S. concern about the immense difficulty in foreign assistance reaching the cyclone victims. Menon said that while the message seems to have had an impact in the easing of flight landings, it was "not as much as we wanted." He related that the Burmese Foreign Minister had scheduled a May 13 phone call with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, which the Burmese postponed to the afternoon of May 14. Menon expected that the Burmese would tell Mukherjee that vessels from all countries could deliver disaster assistance at Burma?s ports. The Ambassador requested that, if the Burmese maintained the restrictions on port entry for the U.S., the Indian government consider delivering U.S. aid. Menon said that he had raised this question informally with the Burmese, and would pursue it if the ports remained closed to American vessels.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2008-05-14
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
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Language: English
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Description: Summary. "Embassy contacts have confirmed press reports that India has supplied Burma 105 mm Howitzers and associated equipment. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied that any such deals had transpired. India?s rationale for supplying weapons to the junta is ostensibly to support joint counter-insurgency operations aimed at Indian separatist groups based within Burmese borders." End Summary.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2006-11-02
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: SUMMARY: "A/PolCouns urged MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma) I.M. Pandey on June 6 to press Burma harder to allow international aid supplies and workers to reach victims of Cyclone Nargis. Pandey cited India?s difficulties in getting aid into Burma, noting that direct access to the Irrawaddy Delta had been denied and that the GOB had not allowed India a role in the distribution of the aid supplies it delivered to Burmese airports. Pandey defended India?s decision to honor the strict conditions the GOB has placed on accepting aid, stating that "pressure and sanctions on Burma have never worked" and would only complicate relief efforts. Post expects the Indian government will privately ask the Burmese government to fulfill its promises to cooperate fully with international relief efforts, but will not exert any real pressure." END SUMMARY.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2008-06-06
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Summary: "Joint Secretary (SE Asia I) Mitra Vashishta defended India?s policies in Burma in a March 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, suggesting that progress on democratic reforms was dependent on engagement with the Burmese body politic, and warning that the USG focus on Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) could backfire. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh leaves for a four-day visit to Burma on March 24, but MEA contacts tell us not to expect significant new developments, despite press reports speculating about the reopening of the "Stilwell Road." Vashishta did not believe Bangladesh would cooperate on a potential gas pipeline from Burma to India, suggesting that the project will remain hypothetical." End Summary.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2005-03-22
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: SUMMARY: "Ministry of Under Secretary for Burma Pratibha Parkar told Poloff that UN Special Envoy for Burma Ibrahim Gambari asked the Government of India (GOI) for support during his recent visit to India. Gambari asked the GOI to use its influence to encourage the Burmese to allow him to visit Burma sooner than late April 2008, adding that he was willing to meet with them in a third country, Parkar stated. She indicated that Foreign Secretary Menon, currently in Rangoon, would reinforce this message to the Burmese, and that the Indians had already asked Burma to show more flexibility. Parkar confirmed that Menon would discuss the Sittwe Port development deal while in Burma. Though Indian officials indicate that the GOI will step up its rhetoric against the Burmese junta, it has yet to do so visibly." END SUMMARY.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2008-02-08
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: SUMMARY: "German Chancellor Angela Merkel took advantage of her first visit to India to address recent developments and crises in India?s neighborhood and beyond. Merkel urged India to publicly condemn Burma for its recent anti-democratic internal crackdowns. Prime Minister Singh sidestepped the request yet promised India was pressuring the Burmese "behind the scenes."..."
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2007-11-07
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: 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
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2007-07-20
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-07
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "... PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (Bangladesh, Burma, Sri Lanka and the Maldives) Mohan Kumar. Kumar made the following points regarding the GOI?s current Burma policy:..."
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2007-02-20
Date of entry/update: 2011-03-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: Summary: "After many months of wishy-washy Indian posturing on Burma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called publicly for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and encouraged the GOB to move towards democracy on his return from the East Asia Summit. Speaking after a meeting with Burmese PM Soe Win in Kuala Lumpur on December 14, PM Singh also stated that the GOI ""favors national reconciliation and the movement towards democracy, respect for fundamental human rights and allowing political activities to flourish."" This is a strong departure from New Delhi?s recent tactic of downplaying democracy concerns with the GOB in return for greater cooperation in energy and counter-insurgency operations near the shared border, and signals a greater Indian willingness to put public pressure on Burma?s military junta. India?s increased willingness to advocate for democracy even at the risk of its own security and energy interests in Burma is a welcome development." End Summary.
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2005-12-15
Date of entry/update: 2011-03-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "...-- stated Indian influence in Burma is waning, suggesting that U.S. pressure to bring Burma before the UN Security Council was counterproductive; -- denied reports that India had provided Rangoon with T-55 tanks; -- offered to verify whether India will fulfill a request by a Burmese general to provide infantry weapons and ammunition..."
Source/publisher: US Embassy, New Delhi, via Wikileaks
2007-04-27
Date of entry/update: 2010-12-26
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: India?s decision to woo Myanmar?s military rulers to get them to cooperate with its efforts in fighting insurgency in its northeastern states appears not to be working. Outfits such as the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), which recently carried out a series of deadly attacks on migrants in the state of Assam, continue to thrive thanks to support and sanctuary from Myanmar. Getting Myanmar?s generals to cooperate with its efforts to fight insurgency in its strife-torn northeast was among the reasons India decided in the early 1990s to move away from its policy of refusing to engage with the junta to courting it..."
Creator/author: Sudha Ramachandran
Source/publisher: Asia Times Online
2007-01-20
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-30
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: "The nature of the alliance between Myanmar and India has been criticized for giving legitimacy to the non democratic rule of the junta and its violation of human rights. The condemnation of pro democracy movement leader, Aung Sang Suu Kyi to an extended term of house arrest is evidence that the junta is not willing to take chances by releasing the popular activist in the run up to the upcoming elections. General Than Shwe and his administration are apprehensive of the magnetic popularity of Suu Kyi and would rather extend her imprisonment than revert to the situation in 1990 when the Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy swept the elections. India has been largely silent on the trial and conviction of Suu Kyi. The Indian government has done little other than issue mild reminders to Yangon to expedite the democratic process. Despite claiming to be the world?s largest democracy, India has consistently given credence to the military regime in Myanmar. The Indian government although normally an advocate of democratic ideals, on the question of Myanmar, has adopted a contrary principle. .."
Creator/author: Sanjeev Pillay
Source/publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (Delhi)
2009-08-17
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-30
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Description: There is a growing need to adapt a geostrategic perspective to assess the mutual benefits of linking India?s northeast and Southeast Asia. It is a fact that the Northeast India is a resource rich, strategically positioned area which also shares an extensive international boundary of about 5500 km with India?s neighbours. The region holds great significance in terms of India?s connectivity and infrastructural ventures with Southeast and East Asian nations. Reopening and developing the historical Stilwell, originally known Ledo road, in the Northeast is of strategic importance. This essay is an effort to unravel the rationale, opportunities and challenges and the future of reopening of the Stilwell Road for being a potential gateway to Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Creator/author: Tuli Sinha
Source/publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies - Delhi - (IPCS Issue Brief 143)
2010-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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