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India hands over 50 housing units in Rakhine province to Myanmar

December 19, 2018 by Thiha

India has handed over 50 housing units in the Rakhine province to Myanmar on Tuesday during President Ram Nath Kovind’s maiden visit to the country. The housing units are part of a bigger developmental project, within which India is building 250 houses in Myanmar’s Rakhine province. Coinciding with President Kovind’s visit, Myanmar has also announced […]

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Why India looks the other way on Myanmar

November 6, 2018 by Thiha

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 […]

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Brother Appeals Inheritance Ruling to Supreme Court

October 18, 2018 by Thiha

Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s brother has filed a special appeal to the Union Supreme Court asking it to review a Yangon court’s decision in his legal dispute with her over an inheritance. Yangon’s Western District Court ruled in 2016 that the home on Yangon’s University Avenue in which Daw Aung San […]

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The Opening of an India-Myanmar Land Border Crossing: A Boon for Northeast India

August 15, 2018 by Thiha

The recent opening of two land-border crossings between India and Myanmar at Tamu/Moreh in the state of Manipur and Rihkhawdar-Zowkhawtar in Mizoram will go a long way toward bringing India and Myanmar closer. According to a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, “the landmark Land Border Crossing Agreement between India and Myanmar, signed […]

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Myanmar’s Approach to India

April 5, 2018 by Thiha

Myanmar can be described as the quintessential small state whose foreign policy is impinged on by the overtures of its larger neighbors — China and India. That is in part due to its geographical location impacting Myanmar’s policy formulation, but also a reflection of the fact that, historically, Myanmar’s military rule has led to global […]

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Myanmar dam on border worries Manipur village

February 21, 2018 by thiha

A dam being constructed by Myanmar across a river close to the boundary with India has stoked fears of submergence and water scarcity among border villagers in Kengjoi subdivison of Manipur’s Chandel district. Last week, residents of Khangtung village reported to district officials about the dam being built by Myanmar authorities barely 100 metres from […]

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India explores “cheap power” sales to neighbours

February 21, 2018 by Thiha

India is exploring selling “cheap power” to its South Asian neighbours and Myanmar on a long-term basis and wants state utility NTPCBSE -0.92 % to expand overseas, its power minister said on Tuesday. Indian companies such as Reliance PowerBSE 1.98 % Ltd and Adani Power Ltd have already signed agreements to supply power to Bangladesh, […]

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Wary of China’s Foothold, Japan Urges India to Help Myanmar

February 10, 2018 by thiha

Japan’s special envoy to Myanmar urged New Delhi to play an active role in protecting the troubled country before it falls back into China’s orbit. “India, with her old relationship, should play a more proactive role in Myanmar,” Yohei Sasakawa was quoted as saying in the Times of India. Myanmar faces mounting international pressure […]

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Modi Backs India-Myanmar-Thailand Highway’s Indochina Extension

January 9, 2018 by thiha

NEW DELHI — India is pushing an ambitious highway initiative through Myanmar and Thailand to connect with Vietnam through Cambodia and Laos, which observers of Southeast Asia see as part of its efforts to counter China’s Belt and Road Intiative (BRI) project. Connectivity with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which comprises Brunei, Cambodia, […]

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India China News: China hints it can rename CPEC if India joins OBOR initiative | India News

November 29, 2017 by thiha

BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday responded to a statement by its ambassador in India, Luo Zhaohui, who recently said Beijing is prepared to rename the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to address India’s concerns+. The ministry neither endorsed nor denied Luo’s statement, suggesting that it was encouraging Luo to negotiate with New Delhi over […]