PM Modi holds talks with Myanmar President Aung Hlaing

Key points

• Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi on Monday (June 1, 2026) held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing focusing on boosting bilateral cooperation in trade, connectivity, border security and defence.
• Aung Hlaing is currently on a five-day trip to India.
• The visit comes less than two months after he became the President following Myanmar's parliament elections.
• The elections were held in December and January after years of protests against the ruling military junta that seized power in a coup on Monday (February 1, 2021), overthrowing the democratically elected government of State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi.
• "Deepening the bonds of friendship and cooperation.