PM Modi meets Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on SCO sidelines in Tianjin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of Myanmar's State Security and Peace Commission, in Tianjin on 31 August 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of Myanmar, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin on 31 August 2025. The Prime Minister said India values its ties with Myanmar under its Neighbourhood First, Act East and Indo-Pacific policies, and the two sides discussed development partnership, defence and security, border management and border trade. He hoped Myanmar's forthcoming elections would be fair and inclusive, and said India supports a Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned peace process.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 31 Aug 2025, Tianjin (SCO sidelines)
- Myanmar leader
- Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman, State Security and Peace Commission
- Policy frame
- Neighbourhood First, Act East, Indo-Pacific
- Topics
- Development partnership, defence, border management, border trade, connectivity
- Peace process
- Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, whom PM Modi met in Tianjin on 31 August 2025, is the Chairman of which body of Myanmar?
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Correct answer: C — State Security and Peace Commission
The PIB release describes him as Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of Myanmar.
At the 31 August 2025 meeting, PM Modi said India's ties with Myanmar are part of which policies? 1. Neighbourhood First 2. Act East 3. Indo-Pacific Select the correct answer:
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
The release names all three: Neighbourhood First, Act East and Indo-Pacific policies.
Consider the following statements about PM Modi's meeting with Myanmar's leadership on 31 August 2025: 1. PM Modi hoped Myanmar's forthcoming elections would be held in a fair and inclusive manner. 2. India said it supports an externally mediated peace process in Myanmar led by ASEAN. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: India said it supports a Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned peace process, with peaceful dialogue as the only way forward.