India-Myanmar Economic Partnership

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Presentation at Brainstorming Session on India-Myanmar Strategic Partnership,

4 February 2013

Initiatives announced during State Visit of the

Prime Minister to MyanmarMay 2012

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Security related

• MoU on Border Area development • Supply of Bailey Bridges• Supply of 2nd set of road construction

equipments• Enhanced cooperation between security

forces and border guarding agencies– Meeting of the Regional Border Committee– MoU on Border Cooperation

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Connectivity(road)

• India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway– Kalewa-Yagyi– 71 bridges on Tamu-Kalewa road– Meeting of the Task Force, September 2012

• Imphal Mandalay Bus Service• Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport

Project• Rhi-Tiddim Road Project

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Connectivity(Air)

• Revised Air Services Agreement signed – Fifth Freedom Rights allowed– Ministry of Civil Aviation designated

Spicejet an Indian Carrier to operate flights in the Delhi-Dhaka-Yangon Sector

– Ministry of Civil Aviation requested to explore other routes

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Connectivity(Rail)

• Meeting of the JWG on Rail Connectivity held on 16-18 January, 2013– DPR on Tamu-Kalay missing link– Visit of delegation from Myanma Railways– Training and capacity building

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Connectivity(Shipping)

• JWG on Shipping held in October 2012– TCI Seaways and Gati operating cargo

services between Chennai-Yangon– Establishment of direct cargo services

between Indian and Myanmar Ports proposed

– Funding aspects being explored

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Development Cooperation

• MoU on Establishment of Advanced Centre for Agriculture Research and Education (ACARE)

• MoU on Setting up a Rice Bio Parkdemonstrating the various techniquesin Myanmar

• MoU on Setting up of an InformationTechnology Institute in Mandalay

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Trade and Investment Promotion

• MoU on Establishment of Border Haats

• MoU on establishment of Joint Trade and Investment Forum

• Bilateral Border Trade Committee meeting held in Moreh, November 2012– enable border trade officials and

businesspersons in Tamu-Moreh to meet.

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Trade and Investment Promotion

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• Cooperation in the Banking Sector

-Visit of RBI delegation in September 2012-EXIM Bank to set up rep. office in Yangon-UBI set up rep. office in Yangon, December 2012.

-Rep. offices of BoI, PNB & SBI proposed-SBI exploring possibility of establishing Wholly Owned Subsidiary in Myanmar

Economic Cooperation

• EXIM Bank’s US$ 500 million Line of Credit to Myanmar– Railways– Transmission lines– Microwave Link– Irrigation Projects

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Capacity Building and Human Resource Development

• Training Programmes for Myanmar Parliamentarians and staff in India

• Two week training programme for Myanmar Parliamentarians in Myanmar

• Upgradation of the India-Myanmar Center For Enhancement of IT Skills (IMCEITS) in Yangon

• Assistance in production of large Cardamom in Naga Self Administered zone

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Capacity Building and Human Resource Development

• Assistance in setting up of Milk and Milk production factory in Shan State

• Training of Myanmar Diplomats in Conference Management

• Indian Fellowships for Myanmar researchers in Science & Technology

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Capacity Building and Human Resource Development

• Gifting of Rice Silo at Model Integrated Farm, Nay Pyi Taw

• Doubling of training slots for Myanmar, under the Indian Economic and Technical Cooperation (ITEC) Programme, from the current 250 to 500

• Assistance in setting up language laboratories and conference rooms in Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon and e-research centre in Nay Pyi Taw for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Cultural Cooperation

• Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) to promote bilateral exchanges

• Conservation/restoration of AnandaTemple, Bagan by ASI

• Gifting of 16 foot replica of SarnathBuddha at Shwedagon Pagoda

• International conference on Buddhist Cultural Heritage

• Exhibition on Indian Buddhist Culture at Shwedogon Pagoda

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Academic

• MoU on Cooperation between Yangon and Calcutta University

• MoUs on Cooperation between Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) and ICWA and IDSA

• Setting up of Indian School in Yangon

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On-going cooperation(Power)

• Detailed Project Report on TamanthiHEPP shared with Myanmar– Delegation from Power Ministry to visit

Myanmar

• GoM requested for carrying of survey and investigations for Chimmtuipuiand Lungreng Power Projects in Mizoram

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On-going cooperation(Health)

• Upgradation of Children’s Hospital in Yangon and General Hospital in Sittwe

• In principle agreement for support for General Hospital, Monywa under MoUon SDPs

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On-going cooperation(oil and gas)

• Projects financed under LoCs– Renovation of Thanlyin refinery– Upgradation of Thanbayakan petrochemical

complex• Jubilant energy awarded onshore gas

block for exploration• M/o P&NG requested to encourage

Indian companies participation in forthcoming bidding for onshore blocks

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On-going cooperation(SME Sector)

• M/o Small and Medium Enterprises requested to take a delegation to Myanmar

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On-going cooperation(capacity building)

• Seminars– State Economic Enterprises in Myanmar:

Unlocking Value and Enhancing Efficiency, organised by CII, January 2013

– Seminar organised by Myanmar Development Research Institute(MDRI), Yangon with participation of Dr. MontekSingh Ahluwalia, on economic reform process, July 2012

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Thank You

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