India is All Set to Take over Operations of Myanmar.

Sittwe Port will enable to counter-balance China's BRI in the Indo-Pacific region.
India is All Set to Take over Operations of Myanmar.

India after Chabahar Port in Iran is all set to take over operations of Myanmar's Sittwe Port that will make possible to counter-balance China's BRI in the Indo-Pacific region

Minister of State for Shipping, Road transport and chemical & fertilizer Mansukh L Mandaviya educated that the "infrastructure at Sittwe Port in Myanmar, constructed with India's support, is ready for operation." 

The assembly of Sittwe Port is part of the Kaladan multi-modal transit transport project and its purpose is to create a multi-modal sea, river and road transport strip for shipment of cargo from the eastern parts of India to Myanmar through Sittwe port as well as to north-eastern part of India via Myanmar



The approved production cost of Sittwe Port and Inland Water Terminals at Sittwe and Paletwa is Rs. 517.29 crore. 

India and Myanmar signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22nd October 2018 for operationalization of the port at Sittwe and Inland Water Transport (IWT) Terminals at Sittwe and Paletwa. Once fully prepared, the project would persuade investment and trade and also open up alternate routes for connectivity to India's north-east region. 

The expansion comes even as India took over the operation of a part of Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar in Iran during the Chabahar Trilateral Agreement meeting that was held on December 24th, 2018. 

The heads of Indian, Iranian and Afghanistan portion jointly inaugurate the office of the Indian SPV – India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ) at Chabahar. The physical take-over of the terminal area, cargo management gear, and



Commercial operations begin at IPGCFZ with the influx of a boat. A Cyprus register bulk carrier had arrived at Chabahar with 72458 MT of corn cargo. The vessel MV MACHERAS berthed at the incurable a few days back on December 30th. 

According to the ministry of shipping, "this step marks the commencement of a long journey. India has written history with its appointment in Chabahar and is now leading the regional collaboration and joint efforts to support surrounded by land Afghanistan." 

Amusingly, this is the first time India will be in commission a port outside its territories. India started interacting with Iran on Chabahar Port approximately 2003 but a major push was conventional in the second half of 2014, resultant in the signing of an MOU between the two countries for the expansion of Chabahar Port in May 2015. 



This MOU translates into a formal 10-year agreement for equipping and operating the Chabahar Port, which was executed on May 23rd, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tehran. 

The US has already provided a waiver to India on the port as well as the railway line from the port to Afghan after Delhi stood firm on its engagement with Tehran.

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