NAYPYITAW/NEW DELHI -- India and Myanmar agreed Wednesday to work more closely on maritime security and to step up economic cooperation via a port project in western Myanmar, giving New Delhi a diplomatic win as it vies for influence with a rapidly rising China.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Myanmar on Tuesday following a three-day summit of the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- in Xiamen, China. Modi and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, signed 11 memorandums of understanding Wednesday in areas including maritime security and coastal surveillance.
