India, Myanmar, Thailand working on highway to link India with SE Asia
Q. India, Thailand and which other country are working on a 1400 km long highway linking India to SE Asia?- Published on 24 May 16a. Pakistan
b. Myanmar
c. Bangladesh
d. China
ANSWER: Myanmar
India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1400 km long highway linking India with SE Asia for the first time in decades
- This will boost trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries
- Negotiations are currently underway to conclude a tri- nation motor vehicle agreement for the use of the 1,400-km road that will reach Thailand at Tak, Mae Sot district. “
- Tri-nation highway exemplifies India's "Act East" policy.
- Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port and industrial estate project near the Thai border is also expected to help further integrate eastern India with South East Asian countries. The planned port can be linked up with India's Chennai port as well as Thailand's Laem Chabang Port on the other side of the ocean, the envoy said.
- India is also preparing to negotiate a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which includes the 10-country-grouping, on top of the current India-Asean free-trade agreement (FTA). Thai-Indian trade amounted to USD 8 billion last year, while more than a million Indian tourists visited Thailand last year.
