NSA Ajit Doval meets Myanmar President Aung Hlaing
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📌 Summary:
- National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Myanmar's President Senior General U. Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi on May 31, 2026 ahead of the latter's full diplomatic engagements
- President Aung Hlaing is on a five-day state visit to India — high-level visit since Myanmar's 2021 military takeover
- Scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with PM Narendra Modi on June 1, 2026 (today)
- Talks to focus on four pillars: bilateral trade, cross-border connectivity, border security in the India-Myanmar 1,643-km frontier, and defence cooperation
- Signals India's continued strategic engagement with Myanmar despite Western sanctions on the junta — reflects Neighbourhood First & Act East policy convergence
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 IR — India's Neighbourhood First policy, Act East policy, dealing with Myanmar junta, balancing democratic values vs strategic interests; security of NE India (Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Project, India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway).
📝 Prelims Facts:
- India-Myanmar share 1,643 km border across Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
- Myanmar is the only ASEAN nation that is also part of BIMSTEC and India's land neighbour
- Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project connects Kolkata to Sittwe Port (Myanmar) and further to Mizoram
- India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is part of Act East policy
🔑 Key Term: Neighbourhood First Policy — India's foreign policy doctrine of giving priority to immediate neighbours through proactive diplomatic engagement, connectivity, capacity building, and people-to-people ties.
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