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Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing connected Saturday (May 30, 2026) began a five-day sojourn to India that volition beryllium focused connected ramping up bilateral practice successful trade, connectivity, borderline information and defence.
Mr. Aung Hlaing kicked disconnected his travel by landing successful Gaya to sojourn the Mahabodhi temple, up of his accomplishment successful Delhi this evening.
"A lukewarm invited to President U Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar connected his accomplishment successful Bodh Gaya," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said connected societal media.
"His sojourn reflects the beardown spiritual, humanities and people-to-people ties that hindrance our 2 countries and the extent of our ongoing cooperation," helium added.
The Myanmar President was received astatine the airdrome by Bihar Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd).
Mr. Aung Hlaing's sojourn to India comes little than 2 months aft helium became the President pursuing Myanmar's parliamentary elections.
The elections were held successful December and January aft years of protests against the ruling subject junta that seized powerfulness successful a coup connected February 1, 2021, overthrowing the democratically elected authorities of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh had represented India astatine Mr. Aung Hlaing's inauguration arsenic the president past month. He efficaciously ran Myanmar for the past 5 years, helming the subject rule.
Myanmar is 1 of India's strategical neighbours and it shares a 1,640-km borderline with a fig of northeastern states, including militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur.
The Myanmarese person is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising respective furniture ministers, elder officials and concern leaders.
Mr. Aung Hlaing was earlier scheduled to sojourn New Delhi to enactment successful the International Big Cat Alliance Summit connected June 1, which has been deferred.
"President U Min Aung Hlaing volition clasp discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected June 1 connected further strengthening the humanities and civilisational ties betwixt the 2 countries. He volition besides enactment successful a concern forum," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
The Myanmarese President volition besides question to Mumbai connected June 2 for concern and manufacture interactions and tract visits.
Mr. Jaiswal, astatine his play media briefing, said connected Friday (May 29, 2026) that issues relating to borderline information and connectivity, among others, volition beryllium discussed during the Myanmarese leader's travel to India.
"Regarding borderline security, connectivity and different issues, each matters that signifier portion of the gamut of relations betwixt India and Myanmar volition travel up for discussion. Our thought is to instrumentality our friendly, civilisational ties forward," helium said.
Mr. Jaiswal said Myanmar lies astatine the "confluence" of India's Neighbourhood First, Act East and MAHASAGAR policies.
People acquainted with the Myanmarese leader's sojourn said ways to grow defence and commercialized ties volition beryllium a large absorption country of talks betwixt the 2 sides.
PM Modi announced the imaginativeness MAHASAGAR oregon "Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions" for India's engagement with the Global South during his sojourn to Mauritius successful March past year.
