Myanmar’s Emerging Geopolitical Significance in India’s Regional Vision

Myanmar’s geographical position makes it an important geopolitical player. It also has significant geopolitical importance for India and many other nations in the area. Myanmar is also known in India as the ‘Gateway to Southeast Asia.’ Because a prosperous Myanmar is in India’s best interests, it has to step up its involvement with Myanmar. The present paper discussed the geopolitical importance of Myanmar for India’s regional vision through the lens of a realistic perspective. For this objective, the descriptive paper study with secondary information. The paper discussed various dimensions such as collaborations of infrastructures, defense, seaports, BIMSTEC, cultural diplomacy between Myanmar and India. The paper concludes that the urgent issue of the pandemic has created both difficulties and possibilities for regional collaboration. Although specific industries have suffered significant losses due to the current epidemic, there is an increasing need for neighbors to work together to reduce reliance on Western countries in times of crisis. India must take a proactive effort to prevent other countries from adversely meddling in the area. The relationship between Myanmar and India is improving in many areas, but significant efforts must be made to finish long-pending projects. This will also increase economic and cultural activity. India’s aid in technology, agribusiness, infrastructure, social sectors, education, military, and soft power has already raised India’s profile in the Southeast Asian region, including South Asia. As a result, India must accelerate the snail’s pace of various undertakings that it’s been doing in various nations across the region to create a difference in the area’s previous geopolitics.