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Up one levelBangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Cooperation Forum Begins In Bangladesh
March 31, 2007: Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) -The seventh international forum on Regional Economic Cooperation among Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM)' began in the capital, Dhaka on Saturday. Its aim is to strengthen cooperation among the countries focusing on the trade, investment, tourism and transport sectors.
Centre approves border trade centers for Nagaland
March 31, 2007: Kohima, The Centre has approved setting up five Border Trade Centres (BTC) along Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland to promote trade and commercial activities in the state.
Myanmar navy chief in India
April 1, 2007: New Delhi, Continuing with the high-level military engagement with Myanmar as part of the policy to counter strategic inroads being made into that country by China and Pakistan, India is all set to welcome the Myanmarese navy chief.
Burmese Navy chief in India
April 1, 2007: A renewed request for military aid in return for cooperation in flushing out Indian insurgent groups operating from Burma’s soil, is on cards during the visit of the Burmese Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein to India beginning Sunday.
Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Forum for Improving Trade, Transport and Tourism
April 1, 2007: Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The seventh international forum on `Regional Economic Cooperation among Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar (BCIM) was held on Sunday. It recommended strengthening cooperation among the member countries for improving the trade, transport and tourism sectors in the region.
India's N-E states restrict entry of poultry from Bangladesh, Myanmar
April 2, 2007: Guwahati, India, (IRNA) Regional governments in India's northeastern region have sounded a health alert by restricting entry of poultry from Bangladesh and Myanmar after the two countries reported outbreaks of bird flu, officials Monday said.
India vows more military aid, training to Myanmar
April 3, 2007: NEW DELHI: India has promised more military aid and training to Myanmar as part of its policy to counter strategic inroads being made into that country by China and Pakistan.
No talk on politics please: We are Burmese
April 3, 2007: The recent visit of a Burmese delegation comprising government officials, leaders of different chambers (of commerce) and traders to Northeast India emerged as a major opening for not only bilateral trade but also people-to-people contacts between India and Burma (now known as Myanmar).
Burmese naval chief meets India’s military brass
April 3, 2007: Burma's Naval Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral Soe Thein, heading a high level military junta delegation met the Defence Minister A K Antony in New Delhi on Monday.
The truth about TS Laijang kidnapping in India
April 3, 2007: The Fact Finding Team (FFT) comprised of Kuki Students’ Organization (KSO), Kuki Chief Association, Chandel District, and Kuki Movement for Human Rights had conducted a thorough investigation on the deportation of more than 400 Kukis from TS. Laijang village by UNLF.
Defense Relations with Myanmar Surge; Progress Made During Vice Admiral Thane's Visit
April 3, 2007: Myanmar has secured greater strategic co-operation in terms of military supplies and training during Vice Admiral Thane's current trip to India.
India Promises More Military Aid, Training to Burma
April 3, 2007: The Indian government has promised Burma’s military government increased military aid and training as part of its policy to counter strategic inroads being made into that country by China and Pakistan, according to a report in The Times of India on Monday.
Militancy and Political Trends in North East
April 6, 2007: The North East remains a complex miasma of politics and violence as militants continue to blow hot and cold. A review of activities in three states, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur in March will indicate these trends.
Democracy or Arms: What is the Indian priority?
April 7, 2007: “We are not interested in exporting our own ideology," the Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, adding, "This is for every country to decide for itself."
India losing grip on Myanmar gas to China
April 8, 2007: India is concerned over the rise in tempo of China’s acquisition of oil and gas assets in Myanmar as this could “affect Indian plans to exploit Myanmar’s energy reserves”.
Myanmar to decide export of gas to India by May
April 9, 2007: 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.
Myanmar ditches India for China in gas deal
April 9, 2007: New Delhi, India has lost the match to China for getting natural gas from Myanmar.
Manipur CM welcomes new northeast industrial policy
April 10, 2007: New Delhi, Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh said Tuesday that the new North East Industrial and Investment Policy (NEIIP) which came into effect March 31 will provide a fillip to investors looking for opportunities in the northeast.
Trade meet
April 11, 2007: Imphal, Top representatives of Mumbaibased Indo-Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Shillong-based North East Federation of International Trade (NEFIT) and other trade bodies called on the Ambassador of Union of Myanmar to India, U Kyi Thien at the latter's official residence in New Delhi yesterday.
AIDS on rise among Burmese workers in Mizoram
April 11, 2007: AIDS among Burmese workers in Aizawl, Indo-Myanmar border is on the rise. Although last year's report of the Samaritan Society, following blood tests, did not reveal the exact number of HIV positive people among 700 Burmese workers, the counselor of the society Mr. Zaw Thun said that the ratio of infected HIV people was 1 in 100.
Centre under pressure to open NE borders
April 11, 2007: New Delhi, The Government of India came under renewed pressure to expedite the opening of the international borders with neighboring countries of the North Eastern Region (NER) under the Look East Policy, as establishing linkages with market emerged as the most crucial factor.
Drug trade in North-east down by 80 per cent
April 12, 2007: New Delhi, The north-eastern states are no longer the drug bastions of the country as the amount of recoveries from the region have considerably reduced in the past four years, sources in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said.
Indian traders meet Burmese ambassador to expedite trade
April 12, 2007: Indian Trade bodies have urged the Burmese ambassador in India to clear all official impediments to expedite and enhance Indo-Burma trade cooperation.
Differing from West, India expands ties with Myanmar
April 12, 2007: New Delhi: India is steadily deepening economic and strategic relations with Myanmar, convinced that this is the best approach to engage with a military regime despised by the West.
Lifelong spirit of independence (Interview with Laxmi Sehgal)
April 12, 2007: Despite her advancing years, Dr. (Col) Laxmi Sehgal, who commanded the Indian National Army's first women's regiment - Rani of Jhansi - and fought spiritedly against the British in the jungles of Burma, continues with her indomitable fighting spirit.
Army Operations Choke ULFA Supply Lines into Myanmar
April 13, 2007: The United Liberation Front of Asom cadres based in Myanmar jungle are staring at a very tough time during the coming monsoon (rainy season), thanks to Indian Army that is keeping constant vigil on the two known supply lines of essentials and medicines to ULFA camps in Myanmar from Assam via Arunachal Pradesh.
India expands ties with Myanmar
April 13, 2007: New Delhi, India is steadily deepening economic and strategic relations with Myanmar, convinced that this is the best approach to engage with a military regime despised by the West.
Daewoo fears losses from Myanmar-China gas deal, India may gain
April 13, 2007: New Delhi, India still has a slim chance of getting part of the natural gas from Myanmar as Daewoo International — the lead promoter of A-1 and A-3 gas fields in Rakhine offshore — plans to counter the Chinese offer and initiate legal proceedings against Yangon for agreeing to sell the gas cheap.
Bengal, N-E on bird flu alert
April 14, 2007: Kolkata/Guwahati, With cases of bird flu on the rise in neighboring Bangladesh, West Bengal and all the seven North-Eastern state governments have stepped up vigilance in the bordering areas.
Indian border states on alert to thwart avian flu
April 14, 2007: An outbreak of bird flu in Burma and Bangladesh has prompted India's Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to direct its northeast border states to monitor their areas bordering the two neighbouring countries. Trans-border movement of livestock has been banned.
North-Eastern states ask Centre to expand border trade with neighboring countries
April 15, 2007: New Delhi, Northeastern states of the country are now urging the central government to facilitate greater border trade with India’s immediate neighbours –Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand.
India to counter Chinese presence in Myanmar
April 15, 2007: With China’s hands full with a raft of infrastructure projects in Myanmar, a realisation seems to be dawning on New Delhi to accelerate efforts to underline Indian presence in the military-ruled state.
Meat prices soar following ban on livestock from Burma
April 16, 2007: Price of meat has soared since March in Mizoram after the state government banned entry of livestock from Burma (Myanmar) following an outbreak of bird flu in the neighbouring country.
Indian government shutters Burmese exile-run news Web site
April 18, 2007: New York, After the forced closure of the New Delhi-based Mizzima News, an exile-run Web site popular for hard-hitting reports on neighboring Burma’s military-run government, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indian authorities to fully explain the move.
Mizzima head office unsealed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi
April 18, 2007: As an exceptional case, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi today unsealed the head office of Mizzima in New Delhi. It was sealed by the civic body on April 16, 2007.
CBI unable to produce witness and evidence in court today
18 April 2007: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is prosecuting 34 Burmese freedom fighters currently lodged in a Kolkata jail, was unable to produce before the court today the arms, ammunition and boats, which were allegedly seized from the Burmese nine years ago.
India starts rebuilding a historic road to China
April 19, 2007: LEDO, India (Reuters) - India has begun rebuilding a 1,700-km (1,000-mile) long road built during World War Two that passes through jungles and mountains and will link the northeast of the country with China via Myanmar.
CBI produces a few arms as evidence in court, but no witnesses
April 19, 2007: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is prosecuting 34 ethnic Burmese rebels currently lodged in Presidency jail in Kolkata, today produced before the court only a few arms out of a long list of arms, ammunition and boats, which were allegedly seized from the rebels nine years ago.
ZRO (Burma Front) statement baseless: ZRO spokesman
April 21, 2007: There is no basis to the allegation made by the Zomi Re-Unification Organization, (Burma Front) that ZRO helped the Mizo National Front (MNF) to win the state elections in Mizoram in 2003, a ZRO spokesman, who did not want to be identified said.
Railways exploring transit route via Bangladesh
April 21, 2007: New Delhi, In its bid to boost trade with China and Asean countries, India is exploring possibilities of a transit route through Bangladesh which could bring down freight costs and reduce distances in the region.
BSF to stop poultry being brought from Burma
April 21, 2007: India has directed its Border Security Force to prevent people bringing in poultry illegally from Burma as part of a vigil against bird flu, a top official said in New Delhi.
China, Myanmar oil pipeline projects to start soon
April 22, 2007: BEIJING: China, which outsmarted India to shore up an energy deal with Myanmar, will offer USD 83 million loan to that country and invest billions of dollars to construct strategic Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines.
Bangladesh, Myanmar to have new road link
April 22, 2007: DHAKA: A new 23-km road linking Bangladesh with Myanmar is to come up to boost border trade. The road links Gundhum in Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh and Bolibazar in Myanmar.
India begins work on road to Kunming
April 23, 2007: India has commenced rebuilding its section of the Stilwell Road, a road that will link southwest China and northeast India and whose completion is expected to be a major boost to trade and tourism between the two Asian powers.
Burma to Buy More Indian Weapons
April 24, 2007: The Indian press reported on Monday that a senior Burmese general met top leaders of the Indian Army in Delhi to negotiate the sale of additional military hardware to the junta-led nation
Burmese General "shopping for weapons" in India
April 24, 2007: A senior Burmese Army General met the Indian Army brass in New Delhi on Monday for parleys regarding sale of military hardware to Burma, according to a report in an Indian daily.
Indo-Myanmar biannual liaison meeting
April 25, 2007: DIMAPUR, An eighteen member Myanmar Army delegation led by Brig Gen Tin Maung Ohn has visited Headquarter 3 Corps, Rangapahar.
Myanmar team visits BHEL unit
April 24, 2007: A six-member delegation from Myanmar visited the BHEL, Ramachandrapuram unit here today.
Activists Seek Fair Treatment for Burmese Migrants in India
April 26, 2007: A report by two Burmese human rights groups in exile claims Burmese migrants in India are suffering discrimination and rights abuses, and appeals to the Indian government to take action.
RAIL LINK WITH MYANMAR
Press Release by Ministry of Railway April 26, 2007: The Ministry of External Affairs had, through Rail India Technical & Economic Services (RITES), carried out a feasibility study for India-Myanmar rail link. The Report is currently under bilateral consultation.
Myanmar section of wartime Sino-Indian road rebuilt
April 26, 2007: A ceremony to celebrate the rebuilding of the Myanmar section of the famous wartime Stilwell Road, also known as the Sino-Indian Road, has been held in Kambaiti on the Sino-Myanmar border.
SPDC constructs Indo-Myanmar border road by taxing traders
April 26, 2007: Kale-Haimual border trade union from Chin state, Myanmar has been collecting taxes from traders and using the funds to construct and repair roads.
India-Myanmar rail link report under study
April 26, 2007: New Delhi, (IANS) India and Myanmar are examining the feasibility of a rail link between the two countries that can boost bilateral trade, Lok Sabha was informed Thursday.
India`s concern over ultra presence in Myanmar conveyed
April 26, 2007: Shillong, India has conveyed its concern to Myanmar over the presence of Indian insurgent groups sheltering in that country, Assam Rifles Director General Lt Gen Paramjit Singh said on Thursday.
Indian, Myanmar army delegations meet in Kolkata
April 26, 2007: Delegations from the armies of India and Myanmar met at the Eastern Command Headquarters in Fort William on Wednesday evening. The eastern neighbour looked for more support from India in the form of arms and intelligence inputs.
Myanmar Army delegation arrives in Assam
April 26, 2007: Tezpur, A Myanmar Army delegation arrived here on Thursday for a biannual liaison meeting with senior Indian Army officials to discuss issues of mutual interest between the two forces, including cross-border insurgency.
Myanmar aims to sell gas to China – Minister
April 26, 2007: (Reuters) - Myanmar is looking to export gas from two blocks in which Indian firms have stakes to Asian rival China, but even without the supplies India hopes to have a gas surplus by 2012, a government minister said.
Myanmar cannot be isolated: India
April 26, 2007: India, which has been urged to use its influence to bring democratic reforms in Myanmar, said on Wednesday that one specific country couldn't be isolated and chided for not following democratic norms, as there were others who also fell into that category.
Myanmar military to crack down on Indian rebel bases
April 27, 2007: Myanmar will soon launch a military offensive to evict Indian separatists from its soil following New Delhi's request to crack down on rebel bases in that country, Indian officials said Friday.
Burma proposes selling gas to China: Minister
April 27, 2007: Indian Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dinsha Patel informed the Lok Sabha that Burma has told an India delegation that it is considering exporting natural gas found in its offshore area to China.
Burma proposes selling gas to China: Minister
April 27, 2007: Indian Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dinsha Patel informed the Lok Sabha that Burma has told an India delegation that it is considering exporting natural gas found in its offshore area to China.
Mizoram bans entry of poultry from Myanmar and Bangladesh
27 April 2007: In a bid to prevent the spread of avian flu in northeast states of India, a general alert has been sounded by the Mizoram government prohibiting entry of poultry and livestock from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Feasibility study for india-myanmar rail link completed
April 27, 2007: NEW DELHI, The ministry of external affairs has, through Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES), carried out a feasibility study for India-Myanmar rail link. The report is currently under bilateral consultation.
Indo-Burma biannual army meets
April 27, 2007: An 18-member Burmese Army delegation arrived in Tezpur, Assam yesterday, to attend the Indo-Burma biannual meeting.
Myanmar to step up fight against separatist rebels
April 28, 2007: Guwahati, Myanmar has promised to step up military action against all Indian separatist rebels operating from its territory, an Indian official said yesterday following security talks between the neighbours.
Insurgency, arms smuggling dominate Indo-Myanmar meet
April 28, 2007: Kolkata, Issues relating to cross-border insurgency, arms smuggling and border management were discussed at the 30th bi-annual liasion meeting of Army officials of India and Myanmar here.
India should stop arming Burmese military junta
April 29, 2007: Former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific (2002-2003), Hon. David Kilgour, and Canadian refugee, immigration and human Rights lawyer David Matas, who is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, visited India to raise the i