India provides aid of USD 5 million to Myanmar, as part of a five-year program to bring development to border regions, according to Indian news reports. The assistance is part of the 2012 Border Region Development agreement, which sees USD 5 million annual funding each year for five years. A report in the Business Standard said the funds will be used to construct 21 schools, 17 health centers and eight bridges in Chin State and the Naga Self Administered Zone, two extremely underdeveloped areas near the Indian border. India sees Myanmar as an important component of Act East policy, aiming to connect the sub-continent with the rest of ASEAN.
