Relations between India and Burma (now Myanmar) date back to the 3 century BC and Burma happened to be the largest province of British India. After a close partnership resulting from Nehru and U Nu's friendship, the advent of a military rule in Burma in 1962 isolated the country by throwing a "bamboo curtain" on it. India has thus long ignored its eastern neighbour, choosing not to deal with another military regime. With the dramatic up-rising of 1988 ...
