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Mizoram Chief Minister Rings Alarm Bell Over Growing Myanmar Refugee Burden

India shares a 1,643-km border with Myanmar through the northeastern states.

Dry areca nut smuggling: ED carries out searches along Mizoram-Myanmar border

Areca nut, whose smuggling is driven by high domestic demand and cheaper alternatives, is widely consumed in India, particularly in the form of pan masala and gutkha

ED Cracks Down On Alleged Areca Nut Smuggling Racket, Raids Multiple Locations In Mizoram

ED raids nine locations in Mizoram's Champhai in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged cross-border Myanmar areca nut smuggling network.

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India signals re-engagement of neighborhood with visit of Myanmar and Nepal leaders

PM Modi wants the MEA to focus more on neighbours, stressing that India cannot be a global power without strong ties across the subcontinent.

Won't allow our soil to be used against India: Myanmar President to PM Modi

Won't allow our soil to be used against India: Myanmar President to PM Modi

Won’t allow territory to be used against India: Myanmar president

India and Myanmar have strengthened ties, with President U Min Aung Hlaing assuring New Delhi that Myanmar's territory won't be used against India's security. Discussions focused on trade, border security, and defence cooperation. India reiterated its commitment to Myanmar's sovereignty and territorial integrity, emphasizing the need for peace and inclusion in the country's ongoing peace process.

Myanmar assures India on security concerns

PM Modi raises border security, refugee concerns with Myanmar prez

Prime Minister Modi voiced concerns to Myanmar's President over armed group activities near the India border and the conflict's impact on Indian communities. He urged Myanmar to prevent harm to Indian civilians during military operations and discussed the repatriation of refugees. Connectivity projects and cyber scam victims were also addressed.

PM Modi raises refugee, armed group activities issues with Myanmar president: MEA

Addressing a special briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the PM addressed concerns about cross-border spillover from Myanmar.

India, Myanmar Vow Deeper Ties On Security, Trade And Connectivity

The President extended a formal invitation to PM Modi to visit Myanmar

On 1st foreign trip, Myanmar’s Prez meets Modi, covers security and connectivity

Vikram Misri defended the engagement with Myanmar’s new government, saying history has shown that disengagement doesn’t give results better than engagement

Myanmar assures India its territory won’t be used against New Delhi’s security interests

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the talks between the two sides focused on the entire gamut of bilateral issues that included trade and economic ties, defence and security related issues, border management, development assistance as well as the regional situation.

India, Myanmar agree to deepen trade ties

PM Modi holds talks with Myanmar President Aung Hlaing

PM Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, focusing on trade, connectivity, border security and defence cooperation

PM Modi holds talks with Myanmar President Aung Hlaing at Delhi's Hyderabad House

Aung Hlaing is currently on a five-day trip to India. The visit comes less than two months after he became the president following Myanmar's elections.

PM Modi Meets Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing At Hyderabad House

The visit marks Min Aung Hlaing’s first foreign trip since assuming office as Myanmar’s president earlier this year.

NSA Ajit Doval meets Myanmar President Aung Hlaing

Hlaing set to meet PM Modi on Monday; issues relating to border security and connectivity to be discussed during the Myanmarese leader’s trip to India

India eyes Myanmar rare earths

New Delhi: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's ongoing India trip could open a major opportunity for New Delhi to harness rare earths from the neighbouring Southeast Asian country which to date are being extracted by China.Myanmar's Kachin and Shan states have massive deposits of rare earth elements including dysprosium and terbium used for permanent magnets for EVs, wind turbines, and defence items. The issue of India harnessing rare earths from Myanmar will figure prominently on the agenda of the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and the visiting President here on Monday. The visiting leader will also address a business forum here.Also Read: NSA Ajit Doval calls on Myanmar President on his maiden visitCurrently, Myanmar's northern neighbour China has been extracting rare earths from the Kachin state, but the visit has provided an opportunity to push its initiative, according to a person familiar with the issue. The Myanmar Army has stepped up its offensive in the border areas which have rare earth deposits, but rebel groups have major influence there.India-Myanmar bilateral trade has expanded over the years, with annual trade growing 23% to touch $2.15 billion in FY25-Myanmar exports totalled $1.53 billion and Indian exports were at $614.3 million. In particular, pulses exports, comprising about 77% of Myanmar's exports to India, increased by 29% in FY25. India is the fourth-largest trading partner of Myanmar.Also Read: Myanmar President Aung Hlaing begins India visitThe rupee-kyat settlement has also been functional since January 2024. The scope for further expanding bilateral trade is significant, particularly if Myanmar could increase fuel and pharmaceutical imports from India under the rupee-kyat mechanism and against its beans and pulses exports in rupees. Indian-made medicines are widely used in Myanmar due to their affordability and quality.As per the Government of Myanmar's statistics, India is presently the eleventh-largest investor with an approved investment of US$782.821 million by 39 Indian enterprises, out of the total estimated investments of US$96.05 billion from 53 countries (as on 31st March, 2025).

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