PM Modi meets head of Myanmar’s military government | World News

Prime Miner Narendra Modi on Friday met Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as his country grapples with the aftermath of the massive earthquake that killed thousands last week.
Modi met Senior General Min, the head of Myanmar’s military government, on the sidelines of the Summit meeting of the leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and Technical Cooperation (BIMSTEC) grouping.
The BIMSTEC grouping is a regional initiative involving countries in India’s neighbourhood. India has launched Operation Brahma to help relief efforts in the earthquake-hit Myanmar, where a military coup in February 2021 brought Senior General Min to power.
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Myanmar is considered a cog in the wheel for the success of BIMSTEC, whose key aim is to promote connectivity between the member nations.
All the key projects to connect the member nations pass through Myanmar where the local adminration has little control in the different regions of the country.
The massive earthquake opened an opportunity for Myanmar to engage with the global comity of nations as it seeks humanitarian assance to recover from the earthquake.
Over 3,000 people have died in the Myanmar earthquake, nearly 5,000 have been injured, and over 370 remain missing nationwide.Story continues below this ad
Senior General Min also attended an official dinner for leaders of the BIMSTEC nations that also includes Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
The Thai Minry of Foreign Affairs said BIMSTEC members discussed disaster management during minerial meetings on Thursday