Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar’s senior general Min Aung Hlaing were on the sidelines of Bimstec summit in Bangkok. Photo: X/@Narendramodi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Myanmar Senior Min Aung Haing on Friday (4 April 2025) as his country suffered the consequences of the massive earthquake that killed thousands of people last week.
Mr. Modi met the Interval Multi-Department and Technical Cooperation Initiative (BIMSTEC) group at the Bangladesh Bay Leaders’ Summit Meeting at Min Min.
The BIMSTEC subgroup is a regional initiative involving countries near India.
India has launched Operation Brahma to help with relief efforts in Myanmar, a military coup in February 2021 brings high-level general mining to power.
Myanmar is considered to be the steering wheel for Bimstec’s success, with its main purpose being to promote connectivity among member states. Connect all key projects of member states through Myanmar, where local governments are almost out of control in different parts of the country.
The massive earthquake provides Myanmar with the opportunity to interact with the global society as it seeks humanitarian assistance to recover from the earthquake.
More than 3,000 people died and nearly 5,000 were injured in the Myanmar earthquake, and more than 370 people are still missing nationwide.
General Seoul also attended the official dinner of the Bimstec national leaders, which also included Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Thailand’s foreign ministry said Bimstrok members discussed disaster management at a ministerial meeting on Thursday.
publishing – April 4, 2025 09:23 AM IST
