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SOURCE: Jane’s Defence Weekly
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh ended a four-day visit to Myanmar on 2 November that officials said was intended to augment bilateral defence ties and neutralise China’s formidable strategic relationship with Naypyidaw.
Gen Singh discussed the possibility of India stepping up materiel supplies to Myanmar in meetings with senior political and military leaders, official sources told IHS Jane’s on 5 November.
He is also believed to have agreed to Naypyidaw’s request to station an Indian Army Training Team (IATT) in Myanmar. This would be similar to Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) that has been operating in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan since 1960 and the IATTs established in Botswana and Lesotho in 1978 and 2001 respectively.
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh ended a four-day visit to Myanmar on 2 November that officials said was intended to augment bilateral defence ties and neutralise China’s formidable strategic relationship with Naypyidaw.
Gen Singh discussed the possibility of India stepping up materiel supplies to Myanmar in meetings with senior political and military leaders, official sources told IHS Jane’s on 5 November.
He is also believed to have agreed to Naypyidaw’s request to station an Indian Army Training Team (IATT) in Myanmar. This would be similar to Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) that has been operating in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan since 1960 and the IATTs established in Botswana and Lesotho in 1978 and 2001 respectively.
