India to deliver kilo class submarine to Myanmar

India will deliver a kilo class submarine to Myanmar’s Navy, a move that comes in the backdrop of China’s increasing efforts to expand its military influence in the region.

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Key-Points

It will be the first submarine of the Myanmarese Navy which has been ramping up cooperation with the Indian Navy in the last few years.

Cooperation in the maritime domain is an important part of India’s enhanced engagement with Myanmar.

It is in accordance with India’s vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and in line with build capacities and self-reliance in all the neighbouring countries.

Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-kilometer-long border with a number of north-eastern states including militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur.