The relations between India and Myanmar are strategically important as there is a long borderline between the two countries on both land and maritime borders. Literature, culture and religion have been intertwined between Myanmar and India for thousands of years. They have enjoyed more than 70 years of diplomatic relations since India and Myanmar began formal relations in 1948. Both the countries continued to strengthen their warm relations since the 1990s when India adopted the Look East Policy. One key factor underlying for current importance of India-Myanmar relations is India’s Act East Policy launched in 2014. India emphasizes that Myanmar is a priority friend of India in its both Eastward Policy and Neighbourhood Priorities. Myanmar also wants to seek greater engagement with India although its reliance on China continues to be profound. Myanmar’s Government is keen to attract India’s investments and counterbalance Chinese influence in the region. India’s cultural connectivity with Myanmar is a key step toward forging strong relations between them. India’s engagement with Myanmar includes ICT, Food Processing, Hydrocarbons, India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway, military, and defense exercise and last but not the least educational sectors like IT and research. Myanmar wants deeper activities from India to deepen its relations.
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