In an effort towards enhancing the India-Myanmar defence collaboration, India’s Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) N.A.K. Browne and the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) Nirmal Verma will visit Myanmar from November 26-29.
They will meet the President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, Vice Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of Myanmar, and General Myat Hein.
This is the second time high-level delegations from the two nations have met this year to discuss this issue. Earlier in August, India hosted General Hlaing, where he met Defence Minister A. K. Antony and the three Service chiefs – Admiral Nirmal Verma, Air Chief Marshal N. A. K. Browne and General Bikram Singh.
Located in India’s North-East, and sharing borders with both India and China, Myanmar is a strategically located nation. Given the 1600-kilometer border we share with the country, Myanmar is regarded as India’s gateway to the East; therefore, strengthening the India-Myanmar relationship assumes great significance.