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Myanmar puts off border agreement with India
Myanmar has indefinitely deferred signing agreement with India to streamline free movement of people within 16 km along open border between two countries. It has cited domestic compulsions and has asked for more time for the agreement to be sealed. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Cabinet approves Indo-Myanmar agreement on land border crossing
The Union Cabinet has approved Agreement between India and Myanmar on Land Border Crossing. It is an enabling arrangement for movement of people across border of both counties. The agreement is expected to provide connectivity and enhance interaction of people ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
India, Myanmar sign MoU for Rakhine State’s development
India and Myanmar signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at developing Myanmar’s Rakhine state. It was signed by Foreign secretary S Jaishankar and Myanmar’s deputy minister for social welfare, relief and resettlement U Soe Aung. Background The MoU comes in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
IMBAX 2017: India-Myanmar joint Army exercise begins in Meghalaya
The first India-Myanmar Bilateral Military Exercise 2017 (IMBAX 2017) was held at Joint Warfare Centre at the Umroi Joint Training Node in Meghalaya. It is first of its kind military training exercise between India and Myanmar on United Nations Peacekeeping ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
India, Myanmar sign 11 MoUs in range of sectors
India and Myanmar have signed 11 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in range of sectors, including one on maritime security cooperation. The MoUs were signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
India-Myanmar to sign MoU for conservation of quake-damaged Pagodas at Bagan
The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Myanmar for conservation of earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan, Myanmar. The MoU will be signed during official state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Myanmar during 6-7 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Government awards Contracts for completion of Kaladan project in Myanmar
Government has awarded a Rs 1,600-crore contract for constructing 109-km road connecting Paletwa river terminal to Zorinpui in Mizoram border as a part of the $484-million Kaladan multi-modal transport (KMTT) projects in Myanmar which will offer connectivity to Mizoram. Salient Highlights Kaladan multi-modal transport projects was the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar to open soon
A deep water port built in Myanmar’s Sittwe by India is ready to be commissioned. Thus, open Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar. The Sittwe port is starting point for the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar. Once shipments ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
India, Myanmar signed 3 MoUs including Cooperation in field of Power Sector
India and Myanmar have signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to boost bilateral relations between two neighbouring nations. These MoUs were signed in New Delhi after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the visiting State Counsellor of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
SBI becomes first domestic bank to open branch in Yangon, Myanmar
India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the opening up its foreign branch in Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar. With this, SBI became the first domestic bank of India to open a branch in Myanmar. The ..