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..."
Source/publisher:
Burma-Initiative / Stiftung Asienhaus
Date of Publication:
2015-03-00
Date of entry:
2016-01-25
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Language:
English
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