India's view of the world · A factual referenceLast updated 12 May 2026 · Edition 04
COUNTRY RELATIONSHIP · MYANMAR
India & Myanmar
ACT EASTCONNECTIVITYBORDERHUMANITARIAN
India and Myanmar share a 1,643 km land border and a civilisational bond that predates modern statehood, making Myanmar a linchpin of India's Act East Policy and Neighbourhood First approach. Relations have been complicated since the February 2021 military coup, with India balancing strategic interests in connectivity and border security against international pressure to condemn the junta. Infrastructure projects—including the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project and the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway—remain India's primary instruments of engagement.
COOPERATION AREAS
Where India and Myanmar actually work together
5 active areas of cooperation, as of July 2026. Click any card for the full brief.
TRADE & INVESTMENT
By the numbers
FY 2022-23; trade disrupted by post-coup economic contraction
$1.2bn
Total bilateral trade in goods
$0.7bn
India exports to country
$0.5bn
India imports from country
Trade trajectory · USD bn
$1.2bnin 2023 · click a bar to compare years
TOP TRADED ITEMS
AGREEMENTS & MILESTONES
The relationship since 1948, in 10 dates
CURRENT STATE
Where things stand, 2026
India-Myanmar relations are at their most complex in decades, with strategic connectivity projects proceeding in parallel with a humanitarian crisis driven by the post-coup civil war. India is threading a delicate needle between engagement with the junta for border security purposes and international pressure for accountability.
SIGNALS TO WATCH
On track / positive momentum
In progress / worth watching
Stalled or facing headwinds
Not yet started / unclear
QUICK FACTS
CapitalNaypyidaw
Population54 million
RegionSoutheast Asia
Diplomatic tiesSince 1948
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