INDIA - MYANMAR DEFENCE RELATIONS

Oct. 16, 2020

India will be delivering a Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy as part of defence cooperation.

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  • This will be the first submarine of Myanmar Navy.

  • Cooperation in the maritime domain is an important part of India's enhanced engagement with Myanmar. It is in accordance with India's vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and in line with build capacities and self-reliance in all the neighbouring countries.

  • Myanmar is one of India's strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-kilometer-long border with a number of north-eastern states including militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur.

Source : The Hindu

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