Athens, June 20 (IANS) The recent visit of Myanmar’s President U Min Aung Hlaing to India carried significance beyond diplomatic protocol. It reflected Myanmar’s search for a balancing strategy, gave India an opportunity to engage with a volatile neighbour whose instability directly impacts the Northeast, and served as a reminder for China that influence does not necessarily translate into trust. “India does not offer Myanmar the same scale of money, infrastructure, or coercive leverage that…
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and Myanmar on Monday underscored the importance of preventing the misuse of sovereign territory for activities inimical to their security interests. During his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday, Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing reiterated his country’s assurance that its territory would not be permitted to be used against India’s security interests, the joint statement released following the meeting detail…
Bangkok, Jan 19 (IANS) India’s Act East Policy, pursued under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, has enabled a more focused engagement with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This approach signalled a major shift reflecting the growing recognition of the Indo-Pacific, rather than the Asia-Pacific, as the defining framework in diplomatic parlance, a report said on Monday. “The India-ASEAN narrative has evolved from a position of optimism in 2017 as the dialogue…