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Up one levelIndo-Myanmar LNG project in danger
The proposed Rs 8,500-crore Myanmar-India gas pipeline is on the verge of being shelved as Yangon is likely to opt for an LNG project to exploit gas finds in two blocks and selling it to other countries,
Indo-Myanmar plan shakes insurgents
So much so that the NSCN led by S S Khaplang, operating from camps in Myanmar, has threatened to negate the three-year-old ceasefire pact with the Centre. NSCN(K) has operated from its camps on Myanmar territory with impunity for long
Prominent Indians stand by Burmese rebels inside jail
A number of eminent Indian citizens have expressed their solidarity for Burmese 'freedom fighters' who are now behind bars in Presidency jail in Kolkata, India.
India, Myanmar Set to Increase Military, Energy Co-operation
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 Burma-based Indian insurgents and to counter growing Chinese influence in Naypyidaw.
Myanmar Finds Willing Arms Suppliers in Energy-Hungry Neighbors
According to the New York-based watchdog Human Rights Watch, the assistance package, presented by Indian air force Chief S.P. Tyagi on a visit to Myanmar's new administrative capitol at Naypyidaw in late November,
More gas discovered in Myanmar
Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise and PTTEP, Thailand's largest exploration firm, began drilling in early December in block M-9 in the Gulf of Martaban, which opens out into the Andaman Sea.
Vice Chief flags-in Indo-Myanmar joint car rally
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General S Pattabhiraman today said that military cooperation between India and Myanmar is increasing.
More offshore natural gas deposits discovered in Myanmar
It also has deals with companies from India, Australia, Canada and Indonesia.
Trade Tax Dept targets oil companies
The four companies are — Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil, Indo-Burma Petroleum and the Bharat Petroleum. They have been given one month’s time to deposit the amount or face legal proceedings.
Myanmar cracks down against Indian rebels
Rebels and the Myanmarese soldiers were fighting pitched battles in Hkmati district in Myanmar's northern Sagaing Division, a spokesman for the S.S. Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) said.
Why India's import pipelines have remained pipe dreams?
Millions of rupees have been spent on endless number of feasibility studies. Even more important, precious time to diversify energy sources for national security has been lost. India should be able to learn from the experience of building these pipelines in the Caucasus.
Chinese Whispers: The Great Coco Island Mystery
How a single news agency report led to the accepted belief that China has a sophisticated intelligence post in Burmese waters
Winning hearts and minds
This is bad news for Indian insurgents, who plan to use Bhutan as a fall-back sanctuary in the likelihood of a joint India-Myanmar initiative to clear up their base camps and training areas on both sides of the Indo-Myanmar border using ethnic links as a binding factor.
Four bomb blasts at Moreh, Myanmarese killed by AR
Moreh town was rocked by a series of explosions on Sunday noon near the Moreh gate no. 4. Loud sounds of explosions were heard by the residents during a half an hour period.
India Woos Burma with Weapons for Gas
China’s influence in Burma—economically and politically—is also viewed by analysts as a major reason for New Delhi’s attempt to develop closer ties with the Burmese regime. India is now Burma’s fourth largest trading partner—its investment reached US $35.08 million last year.
Look East Policy could be the Kohinoor for North East India
Its heartening to see that India has finally woken up from its slumber and has started acting fast on its Look East Policy. The government of India off late is seriously engaging Myanmar in its strategic repositioning against China and the United States of America towards this part of the world.
Talks on the right track: Antony
Antony also dismissed speculations that Centre could launch a Bhutan-type operation along the Indo-Myanmar border to flush out rebels of India's northeast taking shelter in the porous border areas.
Burmese migrants told to leave South Mizoram town
Burmese migrants in College Veng, Saiha, in South Mizoram have been told to leave the locality in the wake of a murder of a local.
Indo-Burma border road blockade halts trade
The price of Burmese products have been climbing over the past five days in border states of India following an indefinite economic blockade on National Highway 39 in India's northeastern state of Manipur.
Myanmar to help India in dealing with NE insurgents
Myanmar has assured India that it will extend full cooperation in dealing with north- eastern insurgent groups taking refuge in that country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
Burmese migrants told to leave South Mizoram town
Burmese migrants in College Veng, Saiha, in South Mizoram have been told to leave the locality in the wake of a murder of a local. Mara Thyulia Py (Mara Youth Organization), College Veng, Saiha, Mizoram, India in a press communiqué ordered Burmese migrants to vacate the locality in 28 hours on January 10. MTP took this stern action after a local was murdered by a Burmese migrant on December 27, 2006.
India to supply military equipment to Myanmar
January 22, 2007: India has promised Myanmar's military rulers a "favourable response" to their request for military equipment.
India Woos Burma with Weapons for Gas
New Delhi’s eagerness to supply Burma with weapons highlights new quid pro quo policies
Myanmar to help India in dealing with NE insurgents
Myanmar has assured India that it will extend full cooperation in dealing with north- eastern insurgent groups taking refuge in that country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
Pranab to leave for Myanmar today
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a two-day visit to Myanmar later today.
India to snub US on Burma arms embargo
A US-led arms embargo against Burma's military rulers is to be breached by India, with New Delhi indicating yesterday that it will supply a range of military equipment to the regime in return for help in dealing with terrorism in the region.
India hopeful of Myanmar action
India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who began a two-day visit to Myanmar Friday, said that Myanmar has committed not to allow the North-east insurgents to take shelter there.
Myanmar to decide export of gas to India by May
Myanmar will decide on exporting gas to India by May, after it gets the reserves in its offshore areas certified, said U Soe Myint Director General Energy Planning Division, Ministry of Energy Government of Myanmar.
India gains little from courting Myanmar
India's decision to woo Myanmar's military rulers to get them to cooperate with its efforts in fighting insurgency in its northeastern states appears not to be working. Outfits such as the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), which recently carried out a series of deadly attacks on migrants in the state of Assam, continue to thrive thanks to support and sanctuary from Myanmar.
Burmese junta plans to wipe-out Christians: report
The Burmese military regime is bent on wiping out Christianity from the country by using a range of tactics, says a report to be released on Tuesday.
Burmese Army Conducts Small Crackdown on Poppy Farming
The Burmese army recently carried out a small operation to crackdown on poppy cultivations near the Indo-Burma border, reports a source close to the army.
India's Foreign Minister begins Myanmar visit Friday
India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is leaving for Myanmar Friday on a three-day visit for discussions on cooperation in several areas including energy and counter-terrorism.
Myanmar : Next target area for India's counter insurgency moves
The Indian security personnel may step up military crack down against the armed cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the operation in eastern Assam (now known as Asom) and Arunachal Pradesh bordering Myanmar (also known as Burma) might yield preliminary result, but the absolute outcome, New Delhi believes, can be expected only after the bases of ULFA militants in northern Myanmar are destroyed.
Myanmar leader meets Indian minister
Myanmar leader Vice Senior-General Maung Aye met with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday in Nay Pyi Taw, the new administrative capital of the country, according to official sources.
Myanmar is not so far away
January 24, 2007 External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Myanmar seems to have gone off well, with the two countries reiterating common interests and signing a slew of bilateral agreements.
Mizoram police free Burmese pro-democracy activists
The Mizoram police released 22 Burmese pro-democracy activists at midnight yesterday after they were locked up for two days, first in their office and then in the police station in Saiha town in southern Mizoram state, India. The group has been active along the Indo-Burma border area.
"Gas for India only if reserves permit"
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, second-in-command of Myanmar's military regime, has said his Government is not yet in a position to guarantee assured supplies of gas for the proposed Myanmar-India pipeline because the requisite survey of reserves has not yet been completed.
Military authorities begin election campaign in Chin state
In what seems to be a start to holding elections after the national convention, military authorities in Chin state, Burma are said to have hinted at shifting Chin state’s capital to Falam Township.
Burma Survey Team Leaves for Joint Border Demarcation
January 24, 2007: A nine-member border demarcation team left via ship yesterday for the Indo-Burma border from Akyab, the Arakan State capital, to survey the border demarcation between India and Burma, reported an official who wished to remain anonymous.
Burmese migrant workers killed in truck mishap
Six Burmese migrant workers were killed in truck an accident near the Indo-Burma border on Saturday.
(Analysis): : India's balanced overtures to Burma: FM visit
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Burma comes at a time when relations between the two countries are poised at a crucial juncture.
Indo Burma border trade hit afresh
Yet another local economic blockade has severely affected the Indo-Burma border in the Moreh-Tamu area. In recent years border trade between the two countries has been plagued by a series of disruptions.
Defence deals with Myanmar extended
On Board Special Aircraft: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said India will be supplying certain military equipment to Myanmar to boost defence cooperation between the two countries.
India urges Myanmar to evict separatist rebels
New Delhi has urged neighbour Myanmar to evict anti-India insurgent groups operating out of bases there, a foreign ministry statement here said.
Netaji award to Suu Kyi in March
January 24, 2007 - The handing over of the Netaji Subhas Award for 2007 to Burma's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi for her outstanding contribution to the struggle for restoring democracy in her country has been postponed till March.
India to Continue Arming Burma
has promised further military aid to Burma’s ruling junta and asked for increased cooperation in fighting Indian insurgent groups operating along its border with Burma, according to Indian press reports.
Illegal arms trade, major factor for terrorism in North-East
New Delhi, Jan. 26 (PTI): As Assam reels under terrorist attacks, experts have blamed the burgeoning illegal arms trade in the region as one of the major factors behind the situation there.
India Strengthens Military Ties with Burma
Rebels using border as a safe haven spur India to seek military cooperation with perennial human rights violator
India to shower Burma with armaments
January 24, 2007 - For the moment the Indian External Affairs Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee has reason to smile. His overtures to the Burmese military junta, seems to have met with substantial success.
India and Burma security cooperation deal
The Indian government has promised further military aid to Burma's military government and in return Burma has pledged to help India control separatist rebels in the state of Assam.
Move Will Boost India's Attempt To Tame Insurgent Groups In North-East
In what may be a breakthrough of sorts in the drive to close in on secessionist outfits engaged in a terror against India, Myanmar has agreed to India's proposal to institutionalise cooperation between their armies for operations against Ulfa and other insurgent groups in the North-East.
India-Myanmar Economic and Strategic Ties: Towards new direction
January 28, 2007: Within few days of an unsuccessful United States attempt to pass a United Nations Security Council censure motion Myanmar’s military regime India has reiterated that the issue of democracy and human rights in Myanmar is "an internal matter" of that country.
Chin pro-democracy activists live in fear of Indian forces
26 January 2007: Chin pro-democracy activists from Burma are living in fear and keeping a low profile after Indian security forces conducted a raid on the Public Affairs Committee office of the Chin political group in Saiha town in southern Mizoram state in India.
India to invest $100 million for Kaladan project in Burma
28 January 2007: India will invest US $ 100 million in the Kaladan project in Arakan State, Burma, which will include a 160-kilometer waterway from Sittwe to Mizoram, according to New Kerala of India.
Indian MPs slam military agreement with Burma
Jan 24, 2007: Indian politicians and members of parliament have slammed the Indian government's new agreement to supply the Burmese military with weapons.
Four Burmese apprehended with heroin in a month
January 25, 2007: Four Burmese nationals have been caught with heroin by the Mizoram Anti-Narcotic Squad in the month of January.
Expansion of Burma’s telecom network benefits Kannan
25 January 2007: Trade and economic activities between India and Burma has come as a boon for some in the vicinity of Tamu town in Sagaing Division of Burma.
Myanmar crackdown on Indian rebel bases, 15 killed
January 29, 2007: GUWAHATI: A dozen Myanmarese soldiers and three militants died in fresh fighting when Myanmar launched a massive military crackdown to evict anti-India guerrillas from its soil, a rebel leader said here on Monday.
News Analysis: India struggles to steer its own course on foreign policy
26 January 2007: NEW DELHI: Last week, the Indian external affairs minister, Pranab Mukherjee, became the first senior leader from a major democracy to visit Naypyitaw, the vast and forbiddingly empty city that Myanmar's military rulers named as their country's new capital in 2006.
Myanmar crackdown puts Indian insurgents on the run: rebels
January 29, 2007: GUWAHATI, India (AFP) - A major military crackdown by Myanmar has sent Indian separatists fleeing and left a growing death toll, a rebel leader has told AFP.
Border trade with Burma resumes
January 29, 2007: With the lifting of the indefinite economic blockade on National Highway 39 in Manipur, border trade between India and Burma has resumed over the past two days.
India strengthens military ties with Burma
January 29, 2007: INDIAN security forces, frustrated by cross-border raids by armed rebels in the remote northeast, are looking for increased military ties with Burma and possible joint operations to flush out separatist guerrillas.
Court frames charges against 34 Arakanese rebels
January 29, 2007: The City Sessions Court, Kolkata today framed charges against 34 Arakanese and Karen rebels, who were arrested in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1998 by the Indian Navy,
India undecided on Myanmar petro proposal
NEW DELHI, Jan. 29 India says it has yet to decide on Myanmar's proposal for rupee payment terms for petroleum products the Southeast Asian country imports from New Delhi.
ULFA mayhem: India focuses on Burma
January 29,2007: With the stepping up of military crack down against armed cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the government of India has sifted its focus on Burma (and also Bangladesh),
Myanmar army cracks down on ULFA
January 30, 2007: Guwahati: Special forces have been tracking ULFA militants in the jungles of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Myanmar.
Myanmarese army launches offensive against Naga insurgents
New Delhi, January 31, 2007: Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has said more than two of its guerrillas were killed in a crackdown by the Myanmarese army in that country.