“INDIA’S KALADAN PROJECT IN MYANMAR “

Why in the news?

  • Violence in Myanmar poses risks to India’s Kaladan Multimodal Transit Project, with rebels overtaking 40 army positions in Rakhine state.

Myanmar violence signaling regional instability:

  • Myanmar clashes may mark a turning point in its fight against military rule, alarming neighboring India.
  • Kaladan project, connecting India and Myanmar, faces uncertainty with Rs 3200 crore investment.
  • India’s long border with Myanmar heightens concerns of instability’s spillover.
  • India remains silent amid ongoing Myanmar conflict.
  • Rebel breaches of ceasefires and control over key locations raise regional stability worries.
  • Myanmar junta’s border losses to China highlight conflict’s gravity.
  • Assam Rifles seize explosives, detonators, cordtex on Mizoram-Myanmar border.
  • and 3km-long cordtex in Lawngtlai district on Mizoram-Myanmar border.
About Kaladan Multimodal Project:

●  Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Project: India-Myanmar initiative.

●  Aim: New route, northeast India connecting Kolkata to Myanmar .

●  Vital for commerce, connectivity, northeast’s growth.

●  Enhances economic, strategic ties between India, Myanmar.