Myanmar junta chief meets China's Xi for first time: state mediaMyanmar's junta chief met China's president for the first time since seizing power, state media reported Saturday, the highest-level meetin...
11 May, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
India, Myanmar discuss ways to promote trade through local currenciesIndia and Myanmar discussed promoting bilateral trade using local currencies, rupee and kyat, during a meeting between Commerce Minister Pi...
21 Sep, 2024, 08.36 PM IST
Wang Yi visits Myanmar with an olive branch as rebel groups challenge China’s interestsChina's foreign minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar, extending an olive branch ahead of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. Wang encouraged politic...
17 Aug, 2024, 02.25 PM IST
Myanmar in talks with Russia to build deepsea port & oil refinery upsetting ChineseThe Myanmar junta is keen for Russians to invest in the port project along with a special economic zone including an oil refinery, ET has l...
15 May, 2024, 07.55 AM IST
Myanmar reduces overdependence on China and expands strategic ties with Russia amid fighting with insurgentsIn the midst of heightened conflict with different ethnic groups in the states bordering India and China, the Myanmar junta is actively see...
03 Mar, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia's Su-30 fighter jetsRussia and Myanmar signed a contract in September 2022 for the delivery of six Su-30SME fighter jets, RIA said. The Sukhoi Su-30SME multi-r...
10 Sep, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
US Prez Joe Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on RussiaBiden welcomed leaders from Association of Southeast Asian Nations to White House on Thursday night for an intimate dinner to kick off the ...
13 May, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Australia expresses understanding of India’s position on UkraineThe Prime Minister also thanked his Australian counterpart for the initiative to return the ancient 29 Indian artefacts. Myanmar was also a...
22 Mar, 2022, 04.23 PM IST
Japan should not follow the Western policy on Myanmar: Diplomat op-ed"Leveraging its decades-long economic cooperation, Japan can now directly work with the Tatmadaw to reverse China’s geoeconomic influence,"...
26 May, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
'How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?' U.N. envoy asksMyanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power and detained civilian government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her National L...
05 Mar, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
View: With Myanmar in balance, West must beware sledgehammer sanctionsThe thing is, Myanmar doesn’t react well to international pressure. If Myanmar is not allowed to diversify its engagement, it will end up o...
10 Feb, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Myanmar after Bangladesh to procure COVID-19 vaccines from IndiaIndia’s high commissioner to Myanmar, Saurabh Kumar, met Myanmar’s health minister U Myint Htwe last week to discuss the issue of purchase ...
28 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Myanmar's pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor inspired by debt trap in S Asian statesMyanmar’s all-powerful generals have drawn lessons from experiences of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives where China funded projects have pu...
22 Aug, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
Indian companies' foreign investment rises 18% to USD 2.69 billion in MarchIn February 2019, the investment by Indian firms stood at USD 1.71 billion, the Reserve Bank data on outward foreign direct investment show...
11 Apr, 2019, 08.09 PM IST
China seeks private investments in railway sectorChina has sought private investment in its tightly controlled loss making railway sector, as it presses ahead with its costly high speed ra...
24 Aug, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
ONGC Videsh wins two oil blocks in MyanmarONGC Videsh Ltd has won two onland oil blocks in Myanmar, strengthening its presence in the south-east Asian nation.
13 Oct, 2013, 01.01 PM IST
- Rs 40,000 cr in returns from Indian investment in foreign oilfield
India's investment in taking stakes in oil and gas fields abroad has given back Rs 40,000 crore in returns, the Rajya Sabha was informed to...
29 Apr, 2008, 01.38 PM IST