Centre For Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, India
Abstract
India and Myanmar have deep historical, cultural, ethnic, and commercial links. Common geopolitical, economic, and security interestsexist that are spread across vast land and maritime frontiers. Apart from this, there is a sizeable Indian diaspora residing in Myanmarfor generations. India’s land border with Myanmar of over 1600 km, involving Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoramadjoin Kachin, Sagaing, and Chin states across. Myanmar also serves as the land bridge to South East Asia and coupled with the maritime connection in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, makes it a very important neighbor in the region’s security calculus
