New Delhi: India is working with Myanmar’s military government and is also in touch with the rebels to safeguard its interests in the strategically located Sittwe Port, which seeks to provide an alternative route for connectivity from India’s eastern coast to the north-eastern states.
The India-built port, which is part of Kaladan multi-modal transit transport corridor, was opened in May 2023. It has been learnt that India may encourage the junta and rebels of Arakan Army (AA) to provide security guarantees to the port.
Although the Sittwe town in Myanmar’s Rakhine province is still controlled by the junta, AA has secured control of 14 townships in the province.
