India-Myanmar relations

Myanmar’s deteriorating situation risks destabilizing India’s Northeast, while the junta’s embrace of China poses threats in the Indian Ocean.

“The Myanmar military is not a reliable strategic partner for India.”

For their own interests, if nothing else, India, Thailand, and China need to throw their support behind the country's resistance movement.

25 years ago this week, India's army crushed an incipient Rakhine separatist force in the Andaman Islands. In western Myanmar, memories of the incident linger.

Myanmar’s army launched several airstrikes on an ethnic Chin armed group near the Indian border.

What explains New Delhi’s greater engagement with the country's military government?

Last week's killing of four political prisoners has catalyzed an unusually strong regional reaction.

India has aligned its position with that of the Southeast Asian bloc, which has excluded the junta's representatives from high-level meetings.

India's biggest diplomatic asset is its potential role as a mediator between the West and the Tatmadaw.

India’s outreach to Myanmar risks alienating Bangladesh, New Delhi’s most reliable partner in South Asia.

Given the geopolitical and security interests, India cannot afford to ignore or isolate Myanmar.