Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Naypyidaw on TuesdaySep 05,2017 for a two-day trip to Myanmar, his first bilateral visit to the only Southeast Asian country India shares land boundary with.
The trip comes at time when Myanmar is facing intense scrutiny over latest round of violence against roughly 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar opened up to the world after an oppressive junta in 2011 gradually made way for a civilian government but India has not particularly hit it off with the neighbour, which has warmed up to China.
Myanmar is India’s gateway to the East and it was in capital Naypyidaw that Modi launched Act East policy in 2014 but a lot remains to be done.
The bilateral trade is valued at just $2 billion. India is seventh biggest importer to Myanmar and its third biggest export destination but trade and economic ties haven’t picked up in recent times, a field that has a lot of potential.
Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw, right, shakes hands India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a dinner in honour of Modi at the Presidential palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, left, offers a toast to India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a dinner in honour of Modi at the Presidential palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, pose for media during their meeting at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens during their signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a press conference at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing puja at Kalibari Temple in Yangon city of Myanmar on Thursday Sep 07,2017
Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw, right, shakes hands India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a dinner in honour of Modi at the Presidential palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, left, offers a toast to India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a dinner in honour of Modi at the Presidential palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, pose for media during their meeting at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017
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