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Up one levelIndia reduces assistance to Bangladesh for next fiscal year
March 1, 2007: India's assistance to Bangladesh for the next financial year has been reduced to 150 million Indian Rupees (about 3.52 million U.S. dollars) from 500 million rupees (about 11.36 million dollars) during the current year, the Bangladeshi news agency UNB reported Thursday.
Centre to ease traffic on Arunachal border roads
March 1, 2007: New Delhi, As part of an exercise to remove the existing hurdles in Indo-Myanmar relations, the Centre will ease traffic on 13 roads in Arunachal Pradesh which shares a long boundary with the neighbouring country.
Myanmar traders in town to discuss border trade
March 2, 2007: IMPHAL, For the first time in the 12 years of Indo-Myanmar trade relations, a 32-member Myanmar Trade Delegations team is visiting Manipur.
Bird flu outbreak in Burma worries Indian traders
March 2, 2007: The detection of a fresh bird flu epidemic in Burma is causing anxiety to Indian traders and officials, who agreed on Thursday to increase items for trading with Burma in order to boost border trade between the two countries.
India: Burma’s Dishonest Neighbor (Online Editorial)
March 2, 2007: Air traffic between India and Burma’s new capital, Naypyidaw, has been increasing recently. It has nothing to do with tourism promotion—but everything to do with the development of cozy, friendlier relations between the two neighbors.
Myanmar keen on tea technology import
March 2, 2007: GUWAHATI, Encouraged by growing tea business in the North East, Myanmar is keen on importing tea technology from the region.
Myanmar, India to sign double taxation avoidance accord
March 2, 2007: Myanmar and India are preparing to sign an agreement on avoidance of double taxation of goods and services flowing between the two countries, the local Myanmar Times reported Friday.
Burmese delegation in Northeast India
March 3, 2007: A delegation of Burmese officials and traders are visiting Northeast India. The 31 member delegation has arrived in Manipur on February 28 and later visited Assam, another important northeastern state of India. They suppose to visit Mizoram and also the Indo-Burma border point at Rih-Saiha in the coming days.
Myanmar seeks India's help to boost its tea production
March 3, 2007: Guwahati, INDIA, (NNN-IRNA) Myanmar Saturday sought Indian technology to help boost its tea production, besides collaborating with the regional governments in the northeast to promote medicinal herbs in the junta-ruled country.
Declining border trade cause for concern
March 5, 2007: To arrest and improve the declining trend in Indo-Burma border trade, traders from Burma are keen on a conducive environment in Moreh, a trade centre in India's border state Manipur and its adjoining states.
The struggle to help some of Asia's most vulnerable people
March 5, 2007: New Delhi, Lugging an empty vinyl bag in one hand and with a handbag on her shoulder, Chong Nunboi crosses into Myanmar every morning among the stream of Indian traders. To officials on both sides of the border, she's an ordinary businesswoman hurrying to shop in the popular Chinese markets in Namphalong.
MoU push to Myanmar trade
March 5, 2007: Guwahati, Three trade associations signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last evening to boost trade ties between the northeastern states and Myanmar through increasing participation of the business community.
Offshore SPV may fund pan-Asian core projects
March 6, 2007: New Delhi: Funding options for transnational projects such as the India-Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, Myanmar-India gas pipeline and power projects in Bhutan may get a leg up.
Bangladesh to revive India-Bangladesh-Myanmar gas pipeline talks
March 6, 2007: Mumbai: Bangladesh has warmed up to the idea of a tri-nation gas pipeline from Myanmar to India through its territory, giving up its preconditions, which had earlier derailed the negotiations.
India : MoU signed to boost bilateral ties with Myanmar
March 6, 2007: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by three associations -Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam, the Indo-Myanmar Border Traders’ Union of Manipur and the Union of Myanmar Border Trade Chamber of Commerce, Myanmar - is expected to enhance trade relations between northeastern states and Myanmar.
Northeast trade bodies sign MoU with Burma
March 6, 2007: Two Northeast Indian and a Burmese trade body, part of a Burmese trade delegation visiting India, signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) on late Sunday night to boost Indo-Burmese border trade.
Myanmar traders call for better border trade with NE
March 7, 2007: New Delhi, A group of visiting businessmen from Myanmar have called for improvement of border trade with India's northeastern states.
Panel for fair trail of Myanmar detainees
March 7, 2007: New Delhi, A newly formed Solidarity Committee for Burma’s Freedom Fighters has demanded that 34 Myanmarese “freedom fighter’s, currently detained in a Kolkata jail, be given a fair trial and treated in a humane manner.
India: Burma’s Dishonest Neighbor
March 7, 2007: Air traffic between India and Burma’s new capital, Naypyidaw, has been increasing recently. It has nothing to do with tourism promotion—but everything to do with the development of cozy, friendlier relations between the two neighbors.
GAIL India invites EoIs for two pipeline projects
March 7, 2007: MUMBAI, GAIL (India) Ltd has invited expressions of interest for setting up two pipelines—the 763-km Kochi-Kanjirkkod-Bangalore/Mangalore pipeline and the 876-km Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline— to pursue its Rs 20,000-crore national gas grid project.
Great potential in Myanmar - for some
March 8, 2007: Rich in natural resources and minerals, Myanmar is a land of immense economic potential. Under international pressure, the country has undertaken some economic-liberalization programs, although the reforms have had little impact on most Myanmar nationals.
Trans-Asia rail link on
March 9, 2007: New Delhi, The trans-Asian railway project, linking India with Asian countries, will soon take off. The Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for signing and ratifying the inter-governmental agreement on Trans-Asian Railway which will link various countries from China in the east to Bulgaria in the west.
‘Leech’ exposes Army’s dirty little secret
March 9, 2007: New Delhi, ‘Operation Leech’ has remained one of those mysteries from the murky world of intelligence, where ruthless killings and double agents aren’t unheard of.
India joins the trans-Asia railway network
March 9, 2007: India has agreed to join 18 other countries to build the ambitious Trans Asian Railway (TAR) network that will ease the movement of rail traffic and enhance trade and tourism among Asian countries.
India chips in to build trans-Asian railway link
March 10, 2007: New Delhi, Today agreed to join 18 other countries to build the ambitious Trans Asian Railway (TAR) network that is expected to create a grand train link connecting different continents.
India to develop Kaladan River for bilateral trade with Burma
March 12, 2007: The Kaladan River in Mizoram is to be developed to facilitate bilateral exercises, especially trade and commerce, between Northeast India and Burma, said Mani Shankar Aiyar, Indian Union Minister for the Department for Development of Northeast, on Sunday.
Declining border trade cause for concern
March 12, 2007: To arrest and improve the declining trend in Indo-Burma border trade, traders from Burma are keen on a conducive environment in Moreh, a trade centre in India's border state Manipur and its adjoining states.
India Woos Burma to Bypass Bangladesh
March 12, 2007: Regarding Indo-Burma relations, at present there is no denying that India is pursuing its new "Look East" foreign policy with a sense of urgency. At times it seems as though India is bent on making up for its earlier neglect of the region.
India, Myanmar trade project in final stage
March 14, 2007: Chennai, The Myanmar's Ambassador to India U. Kyi Thein inaugurates the road show on SME India 2007' in Chennai on Tuesday. “Trade can be done directly with South-East Asian countries”
Moreh bandh disrupts life
March 14, 2007: Imphal, Normal life as well as border trade activities in the border town of Moreh was severely affected due to an indefinite bandh called by several civil organizations based in the town from last midnight.
India proposes border fencing to Burma
March 14, 2007: India proposes to fence the Indo-Burma border and has asked the Burmese military junta to cooperate. The fencing is deemed necessary to check rampant cross border crime, smuggling, insurgency and other illegal activities.
Govt mulling fencing Indo-Myanmar border
March 15: New Delhi, Minister of State for Home, Shri S. Regupathy informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the Government has proposed to undertake fencing in approximately 10 Km stretch near Moreh in Manipur along the India-Myanmar border.
Indo-Burma gas pipeline under negotiation: Ambassador
March 15, 2007: Burma is likely to tell India the quantity of natural gas it will produce and is willing to sell by April or May. India is expected to take a final decision on the pipeline project based on it, according to Kyi Thein the Burmese Ambassador to India.
Nearly 400 ethnic Kukis arrested by Burmese soldiers
March 16, 2007: Border trade and other activities on the Indo-Burma border town of Moreh is at a standstill for the third day on Friday, following an indefinite bandh called by students, women and civil organisations over reports of abduction of nearly 400 ethnic Kuki villagers.
UNLF denies Kuki arrest, calls it Indian propaganda
March 17, 2007: The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), an Indian separatist rebel outfit, operating in the northeast of the country, has categorically denied the allegation by some sections that nearly 400 Kuki villagers staying in Laijang village in Manipur's Chandel district have been forcibly taken away to Burma by the group with the help of the Burmese Army.
Kuki's call on Burmese junta to intervene in plight of 400 villagers
March 18, 2007: Kuki activists have urged the Burmese military junta to intervene and rescue over 400 Kuki villagers who were allegedly 'deported' by an India based insurgent outfit in cahoots with the Burmese Army to an unknown destination in Burma.
Burmese democracy icon Suu Kyi honoured with "Netaji Subhas Award"
March 19, 2007: Burma's democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was given the first Netaji Subhas Award by the Netaji Subhas Foundation in Kolkata today for her tireless struggle to restore democracy in Burma.
India gets on board the Trans-Asian Railway
Getting from Singapore to Scotland by train will soon be possible now that India has hopped aboard the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) project.
About 2478 km of fencing on indo-Bangladesh and Myanmar border completed
March 20, 2007: About 2477.59 kms. of fencing on Indo-Bangladesh border has been completed so far. The State-wise figures of fencing are – West Bengal – 1177 kms., Assam – 189.97 kms., Meghalaya – 371.12 kms., Mizoram – 85.01 kms. and Tripura – 654.49 kms.
Indian troops destroy poppy along Indo-Burma border
March 21, 2007: Indian authorities have gone on an overdrive to check the menace of opium. With the help of troops from the Assam Rifles they have launched an operation to destroy poppy fields along the Indo-Burma region.
Myanmar refuses to export gas to India; opts for China
New Delhi, March 21: Myanmar has refused to export gas to India and has instead preferred a pipeline to China to export the gas found in its off-shore area.
The Govt of India to spend Rs 850 cr on customs stations
March 22, 2007: The government has earmarked an investment of Rs 850 crore to develop 13 land customs stations at various border posts to provide logistic support to enhance India's trade with Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Shwe Gas Movement Activists Protest Daewoo Globally on 26 March
March 22, 2007: Shwe Gas Movement activists from around the world will stage protest demonstrations against Korean company Daewoo and the Indian government in 20 countries on 26 March, under the banner of "No more guns for Gas", said a report of the Shwe Gas Movement.
India, Korea lose to China on Myanmar gas
March 22, 2007: New Delhi, India and South Korea appear to have lost out to China in the bid to secure gas supplies from Myanmar, news reports said Wednesday.
Burma: Natural Gas Project Threatens Human Rights
March 24, 2007: New York, Proposed pipeline construction from gas fields off the coast of Burma is expected to exacerbate serious human rights abuses in Burma, Human Rights Watch said today. Based on experience from previous oil and gas projects in Burma, Human Rights Watch expressed concern that the proposed construction of overland pipelines to transport the gas will involve the use of forced labor, and result in illegal land confiscation, forced displacement, and unnecessary use of force against villagers. Revenue from gas sales would also serve to entrench the brutal military rule in the country.
In bid for Shwe gas, India falls
March 23, 2007: Washington, March 23 (UPI) - India appears to have lost the bid for natural gas from Myanmar's A-1 and potential discoveries in the A-3 block to China, highlighting the intense competition for energy supplies in Asia.
India, Myanmar initiative to fill a 315-km `missing rail link'
March 23, 2007: New Delhi, A major initiative has been launched by the railways of India and Myanmar to work on a 315 km "missing rail link" to ensure cross-border travel and freight movement. On its part, India has already sanctioned funds for the construction of a 100-km patch on its side.
'No talk on politics please: We are Burmese'
March 24, 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).
India seen arming Burma to counter Chinese
March 24, 2007: Calcutta, India is supplying arms to Burma's military junta to counter China's influence in the neighboring country, but pro-democracy activists fear the junta will use the weapons to suppress opposition and resist democratization.
17 injured as police cane Manipuri tribal students in New Delhi
March 24, 2007: New Delhi, Seventeen people were injured after hundreds of Manipuri tribal students clashed with police in New Delhi during a protest rally against the abduction of 400 people by a rebel group.
Trade possibilities between Northeast and Myanmar
March 26, 2007: A trilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on March 4 among three trade bodies representing Assam, Manipur and Myanmar.
India - the second best
March 26, 2007: East or west, the present is not a good time for India’s foreign policy-makers. Burma has just indicated that it would sell its offshore natural gas to China rather than India, negating months of arduous negotiations, plans and proposals. It seems Burma is on the way to turning into another Bangladesh, at India's doorstep.
Activists protest arms sales to Myanmar in exchange for gas
March 26, 2007: Bangkok - Protests against Korea's Daewoo Corporation for allegedly selling military equipment to Myanmar's army government in exchange for energy contracts took place in 15 countries Monday.
Indo-Burma border trade resumes
March 26, 2007: Border trade between India and Burma resumed on Sunday after a ten-day impasse due to an indefinite bandh by Kuki civil organisations on a stretch of National Highway 39 on the Indo-Burma border.
‘No villager abducted by Myanmar Army or ultras’
March 26, 2007: Imphal, No Kuki villager from Chandel district of Manipur has been “abducted” by the Myanmarese Army or by any insurgent group as was being alleged by some organisations, official sources said today.
Campaigners urge Daewoo and India to halt arms sales to Burma
March 26, 2007 - Activists and campaigners in 15 counties today condemned Korea's Daewoo Corporation and India for alleged sale of military hardware to the Burmese military junta in exchange of gas contracts.
Burmese junta sanctions rape of Chin women: report
March 27, 2007: The Burmese Army is committing with impunity, savage and rampant sexual violence on ethnic Chin women, said a new report released today.
Myanmarese allege HR violations by military junta
March 27, 2007: New Delhi, Alleging human rights violations, including sexual crimes against women of the chin region of Myanmar, representatives of the Chin community on Tuesday demanded that India review its economic and military engagement with that country.
Manipur bans poultry imports from Burma to prevent bird flu
March 27, 2007: The Manipur government in northeast India has sounded the red alert following reports of outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Burma and Bangladesh.
Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced
March 27, 2007: Imphal, In order to check movement of insurgents and smugglers alike along the porous border, the Centre is set to put up fences along the Indo-Myanmar international boundary.
Mizoram Bans Poultry from Burma
March 28, 2007: Mizoram, a state in India which receives many goods exported by Arakanese traders, has prohibited imports of chicken, pig, fodder, and all kinds of rearing equipments from neighboring Burma as the bird flu virus was recently detected in the country.
Gas Won't Save Burma Economy, Says ADB
March 27, 2007: A report released on Tuesday by Manila-based Asian Development Bank said Burma continues to face significant economic challenges despite a lucrative trade in natural gas exports.
India to fence border with Burma
March 28, 2007: India is gearing up to fence the Indo-Burma international boundary to curb the movement of insurgent outfits and smugglers along the porous border.
Burmese Army Commits Rape and Violence Against Chin Minority
A new report by a women's rights group alleges that the Burmese army has committed large-scale rape and violence against the Chin minority.
Arms market thriving in NE region
March 28, 2007: Guwahati, After Bihar and other north Indian States, the illegal arms market is fast spreading to the North Eastern States including Assam.
India’s road aid to Myanmar on
March 28, 2007: Imphal, To literally smoothen the path for boosting trade and commercial ties between India and countries in the south east Asian region under the vision of India’s Look East Policy the Central Government is keen to repair the Tamu-Kalemyo road in Myanmar which the Border Road Organisation (BRO) had constructed some years back.
India to repair friendship road in Burma
March 29, 2007: As part of extending aid to Myanmar, India's Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is gearing up to repair and resurface the Tamu-Kalemyo highway in the neighbouring country.