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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T12:24:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIndia gave a red-carpet welcome on Monday to Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing in New Delhi for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi covering trade, border security and regional connectivity.\n\nThe visit marks Min Aung Hlaing's first trip abroad since being sworn in as Myanmar's civilian president in April, five years after leading a military coup.\n\n#### What did Modi and Myanmar's president discuss in New Delhi?\n\nModi and Min Aung Hlaing held wide-ranging discussions covering trade, defense and security cooperation, border management and regional connectivity.\n\nModi reaffirmed India's readiness to support peace and dialogue in Myanmar. Bilateral trade between the two countries exceeded $2 billion in 2025-26, according to New Delhi.\n\n#### What did India say about Myanmar's civil war and border security?\n\nForeign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters that discussions covered border security and the impact of Myanmar's ongoing civil war, which directly affects India's northeastern states.\n\nIndia shares a 1,643-kilometre border with Myanmar, making stability in the country a direct security concern.\n\n\"Stability and peace in Myanmar is obviously a major interest for India,\" Misri said. He added that the interest extends beyond security to include connectivity to Southeast Asia, a long-standing strategic priority for New Delhi.\n\nMisri was clear that any resolution to Myanmar's conflict must come from within. \"This will have to be a Myanmar-led solution and a Myanmar-owned solution,\" he said.\n\n#### How does India view its engagement with Myanmar's military-backed government?\n\nModi told Min Aung Hlaing that \"India remains Myanmar's trusted neighbor, a reliable partner and steadfast first responder in times of crisis,\" according to foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal. New Delhi has maintained dialogue with Myanmar's government despite international criticism of the junta.\n\nMisri defended the approach directly. \"Our engagement with Myanmar is not intended to be a commentary on the internal political arrangements in that country,\" he said. He warned that disengagement \"only produces a vacuum that others go on to fill, to our detriment.\"\n\n#### What is the status of India-Myanmar infrastructure and connectivity projects?\n\nIndia has long backed plans to link its landlocked northeastern states to the Bay of Bengal through Myanmar, and to build a highway connecting to Thailand. Both routes pass through areas of active conflict, creating delays to implementation.\n\n\"Obviously, in these circumstances, it's a little difficult to meet preset targets and dates,\" Misri said. The projects remain a priority for New Delhi given their strategic importance to regional trade and connectivity.\n\n#### How many Indians has India repatriated from Myanmar cyberscam centers?\n\nCybercrime also featured in the talks. Misri said India had repatriated more than 2,400 Indian nationals from cyberscam centers in Myanmar over the past year, with around 150 still trapped in the country.\n\nThe issue has drawn growing attention as criminal networks operating in border regions have recruited or coerced foreign nationals into fraud operations. New Delhi has pressed Myanmar authorities for greater cooperation on the matter.\n\n#### What else is on the agenda for Min Aung Hlaing's India visit?\n\nMin Aung Hlaing arrived in India on Saturday, beginning his five-day visit with a stop at the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Bodh Gaya in Bihar. He is expected to hold talks with business representatives and will also travel to Mumbai, India's financial hub, before concluding his visit.",
  "title": "Myanmar president holds trade and security talks with India's Modi in New Delhi"
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