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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to Meet Modi, Attend Mumbai Forum

5/29/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Min Aung Hlaing will travel to India May 30-June 3, 2026, beginning with Bodh Gaya on May 30.
He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 1, when the IBCA Summit was postponed over Ebola.
He will attend a business forum in Mumbai on June 2 with a delegation of cabinet ministers and senior officials.
The visit follows Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh’s April trip to Myanmar after Min Aung Hlaing’s April 3 election.

History

Historical Context

In February 2001 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Yangon, signing the India-Myanmar Strategic Partnership and a US$100 million line of credit that funded the Indo-Myanmar Friendship Road. The pact aimed to deepen trade and give India a foothold against expanding Chinese influence along the 1,600-km border. The 2026 meeting between Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and PM Narendra Modi revives that outreach, seeking corridors and security dialogue.

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Story summary

President Min Aung Hlaing will travel to India May 30-June 3, 2026, beginning with Bodh Gaya on May 30.
He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 1, when the IBCA Summit was postponed over Ebola.
He will attend a business forum in Mumbai on June 2 with a delegation of cabinet ministers and senior officials.
The visit follows Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh’s April trip to Myanmar after Min Aung Hlaing’s April 3 election.

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