India is close to signing an agreement with the Burmese military junta to develop the port of Sittwe, officials in Delhi have said. They hope the port will allow easy and cheap transport of goods to I..Read More
Indian newspaper 'The Hindu' reports that India is all set to transfer three Islander aircrafts to Myanmar. These aircrafts are of British origin. India is stepping up military supplies to M..Read More
The Indian Navy (IN) is in the process of transferring two BN-2 'Defender' Islander maritime surveillance aircraft to Myanmar, an add-on to the pair it had supplied the military junta in Aug..Read More
India's Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehra has embarked on a nine-day tour of Burma and Singapore to give a leg up to bilateral ties and military cooperation with the neighbouring countries. His v..Read More
Myanmar will soon launch a military offensive to evict Indian separatists from its soil following New Delhi's request to crack down on rebel bases in that country, Indian officials said Friday.&..Read More
Myanmar has secured greater strategic co-operation in terms of military supplies and training during Vice Admiral Thane's current trip to India.Vice-Admiral Soe Thane has met defence minister A K..Read More
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other North East based militant groups may soon face major problems as the Government of Myanmar has agreed to launch joint offensive with the Indian Arm..Read More
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said India would be supplying certain military equipment to Myanmar to boost the defence cooperation between the two countries."I told them (Myanma..Read More
Increased contacts between senior military chiefs on both sides of the Burma-India border, involving Indian weapons sales, are believed by analysts to have two primary objectives: to help flush out Bu..Read More
Indian air force chief SP Tyagi offered Burmese military strongman Snr-Gen Than Shwe a comprehensive air force modernization package during a visit to Burma this week.Air Chief Marshal Tyagi offered t..Read More
The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, is currently in Myanmar on what has been described as a 'goodwill visit'.Tyagi, who left New Delhi Saturday, is expected to re..Read More
Ignoring protests from Western countries, India has begun transferring military equipment to Myanmar's military junta in order to neutralise China's burgeoning defence, diplomatic and econom..Read More
Indian Army personnel guarding the porous Indo Myanmar border in Moreh town in Manipur say that there is rise in infiltration as there is no fencing, which is a matter of great concern.According to a ..Read More
The Home Ministry has taken up various measures to accelerate the fencing works along the Indo-Myanmar border to check illegal drug trafficking in the region.Recently a three-member Indian delegation,..Read More
Sources in New Delhi indicate that a proposal to launch operations this winter against anti-India groups along the Indo-Myanmar border has been accepted by Myanmar.This was decided as top officials me..Read More
India and Myanmar began Home Secretary level talks focusing on several crucial issues here on Wednesday. The four-day long meeting is likely to deliberate on action against India's northeast insu..Read More
With reports of Northeast insurgent groups operating from Myanmar, India will press for measures to flush them out like Bhutan's crackdown on the ULFA in 2003, official sources said.New Delhi wil..Read More
Bangladesh has threatened to scrap all gas supply agreements with India if it takes its gas pipeline from Myanmar via Mizoram, but the government is going ahead.Bangladesh which has been unable to ove..Read More
The Myanmarese news website 'Mizzima News' reported that Indian troops have moved into the Indo-Burmese border region of Moreh. India and Myanmar have had a very good military relationship w..Read More
Kohima: A 21-member high level delegation of Myanmar army has arrived at Rangapahar to discuss issues of mutual interest. Rangapahar, the headquarters of 3 corps, is located near Dimapur. The M..Read More
India is pursuing a two-pronged strategy on Myanmar to gain economic benefits and strategic access to Southeast Asia, Indian analysts said Thursday. "India is following a two-pronged strategy, first t..Read More
President APJ Abdul Kalam began his three day (March 8-10, 2006) state visit to Myanmar on March 8 at the invitation of Sr General Than Shwe who himself had visited India in October 2004. The visit be..Read More
Rangoon: Burma and India have agreed a long-term plan to supply Burmese natural gas to India, reports from Rangoon say. The signing came during the landmark three-day visit to Burma of India�..Read More
New Delhi: Within days of President George W Bush's demand for restoration of democracy in Myanmar and release of opposition leader Aung San Su Kyi, India is set to embark on a grand effor..Read More
India fears a coup in Burma because the power-sharing arrangement between its two competing top generals, Than Shwe and Maung Aye, is coming frayed.Than Shwe's candidate, Brigadier General Hla Ht..Read More
To impress India that it is a serious partner in combating anti-India activities on its soil, the Myanmar army has launched fresh offensives against Naga, ULFA and Manipuri insurgent outfits in the ju..Read More
The United States believes that China is coaxing overseas Chinese businessmen to engage the Burmese military junta and plan for its survival in case UN sanctions are imposed. During his recent visit, ..Read More
At the East Asia summit one month from now in Kuala Lumpur, there could be consensus on imposing fullscope economic and military sanctions to force the ruling junta out of power in Myanmar.The summit ..Read More
On Nov 7, 2005, at an auspicious hour selected by astrologers, Myanmar's ruling junta shifted the national capital from Yangon to Pyinmana in Mandalay Division. According to the Minister of Infor..Read More
A goodwill delegation led by Indian Chief of the Army Staff Gen J.J. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC and Mrs Anupama Singh of the Republic of India arrived in Yangon [Rangoon] by air this morning to pay a ..Read More
Myanmar's military government is allegedly preparing to build a secret nuclear project near the western slope of the Shan hills, some 42 miles from the central city of Mandalay, according to an i..Read More
India and Myanmar have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in tackling insurgency, drug trafficking and hostile elements along their borders.The agreements were reached during the 11th round of h..Read More
The foreign policy and strategic dynamics of the Indian sub-continent never ceases to stump those observers who believe in unearthing "meta-narratives" or "trends" in their development. On October 5th..Read More
Coco Island, belonging to Myanmar, did not pose any threat to the security of India, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash said today, quoting the Myanmarese defence chief. About reports of Chin..Read More
5 August 2005: The Asian superhighway project has hit a roadblock, because China has convinced Bangladesh that its trade interests would be better served by linking Chittagong with Kunming, but plans ..Read More
Yangon, Aug 3 (IANS) Myanmar is expanding cooperation with neighbouring countries to fight drug smuggling by opening more related liaison offices in the border areas with India and Thailand, reports X..Read More
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India Wednesday repeated its offer to help Myanmar in building constitutional institutions and a democratic polity. "India has consistently supported the process of dialogue,..Read More
The growing energy needs of India have prompted it to explore newer sources of supply. In this quest of India, Myanmar has now emerged as an important partner. Huge reserves of oil and gas has been fo..Read More
26 July 2005: The Indian Army will launch operations against Myanmarese rebels operating in the states of Mizoram, Manipur, and Nagaland. The outfits which are mainly active are the Karen National Arm..Read More
BANGALORE - Cooperation between the security forces of India and Myanmar in countering anti-India rebels based in Myanmar is poised to enter bold new phase, with the countries discussing joint counter..Read More
India and Myanmar have agreed to consider alternative options for selling natural gas from an offshore field in Rakhine State to India, following a delay affecting a proposed trilateral pipeline which..Read More
16 July 2005: The Burmese navy is conducting a survey near the Andamans to set up a patrol base and a small port, but officials and diplomats suspect an intelligence operation is underway both to map ..Read More
