NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla and Army Chief MM Naravane will travel together on Sunday to Myanmar, a solid pillar of India’s policies, Neighborhood First and Act East. Official sources said that joint visit by the Chief of the Army and the top diplomat is intended to facilitate a comprehensive review of security and the defense ties, the border development program and also India’s development work in the conflict-ravaged Rakhine state.
During their visit, the delegation will call the State Councilor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Myanmar is crucial to India’s security in the northeast and, as Shringla had said in foreign affairs office consultations earlier this week, both countries have remained sensitive to each other’s concerns with Myanmar handing over insurgents to the government. Indian. India seeks to finalize an extradition treaty with Myanmar. As they seek to deepen defense cooperation, a team for the deployment of meteorological squads will arrive in Myanmar this month.
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