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World War Two road might bask in Suu Kyi victory
Morung Express | Newmai News Network | Guwahati | April 5
A historic World War II road that fell into disuse after 1945 is expected to get a ‘fresh lease of life’ after the landslide victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in a by-poll raised hopes of democracy ending five decades of military rule in Myanmar.
The WW2 road runs 61 km in India up to Pangsau Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, 1,033 km in Myanmar and 632 km in China. Burmese rebels and drug cartels control much of the Myanmar segment of the road.
DoNER minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar, however, played down Stilwell Road since ‘New Delhi is pursuing various other road projects in Myanmar as per Yangon’s priority’. While terming Suu Kyi’s victory as Myanmar’s internal matter, he said: “Political developments in our neighbouring country will not impact the level of cooperation between India and Myanmar. We have improved the Indo-Burma Friendship Road (160 km from Tamu on Manipur border to Kalemyo in Myanmar) besides focusing on the Sittwe Port project,” he said.
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