Over the past two decades, India's approach to Burma has undergone a complete turnaround, from support for the country鈥檚 democracy movement following the popular uprising in 1988 to today鈥檚 cozy relationship with its military dictators. The shift was motivated by three main goals: a desire to counter China鈥檚 growing influence in Burma; a wish to use Burma as a gateway to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for trade and investment as part of India鈥檚 鈥淟ook East鈥� policy; and a hope for assistance from Burma in cracking down on insurgency in the Northeast. But since India began to fundamentally reorient its Burma policy in the mid-1990s, it has had little to show for its closer ties with the Burmese generals.
Kol氓s, 脜shild & Camilla Buzzi (2010) India-Burma Relations Hitting a Dead End?, The Irrawaddy 18 (3).
