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    Detailed perspectives on developments in South Asia​​

    327 : India-Myanmar Relations: Context of Contemporary Geographical Routes and Linkages

    Professor Ms Lipi Ghosh , Professor and Director of the Centre for South & South East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta (India)

    20 April 2016

    India and Myanmar should focus on their borders as connecting points; safe and secure borders are essential for faster trade. There is the other side of the story - greater economic integration will ensure augmented safety along the borders resulting in an ambience of economic prosperity. It is high time to think of developing these connecting links and making large-scale investment in developing road- and railway-linkages.