CNI News
16 December 2025
Following reports that India and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)—which has been cooperating with Spring Revolution forces seeking to overthrow the Myanmar Tatmadaw—had concluded a secret agreement, the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, H.E. Mr. Abhay Thakur, met with the Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy, Air Force) of the Myanmar Tatmadaw, General Kyaw Swar Lin.
The meeting took place on December 15, 2025, at the Bayintnaung Guest Hall in Nay Pyi Taw, where the Indian Ambassador held discussions with General Kyaw Swar Lin, who is also a member of the State Security and Peace Commission.
According to reports, the discussions focused on enhancing cooperation between the two countries’ armed forces to further strengthen border security, stability, peace, and the rule of law in border regions.
It was also discussed that Myanmar is one of the three countries that originally adopted the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and has continued to firmly adhere to these principles up to the present. In addition, the parties discussed prospects for the emergence of more positive developments following the successful completion of a multi-party democratic general election in Myanmar, according to an official statement released from Nay Pyi Taw.
Meanwhile, Silicon Valley Time reported that a special investigative intelligence operation had uncovered a secret agreement between India and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). The report stated that the agreement represents a strategic cooperation on rare-earth mineral extraction at a time when efforts are underway to weaken Myanmar’s sovereignty.
Based on satellite imagery and cross-border intelligence, it was confirmed that India is constructing a 365-kilometer-long road from Vijaynagar in Arunachal Pradesh to a rare-earth mining site in Chihpwi, Kachin State.
This road, reportedly constructed without the authorization of the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the government, would enable India to access rare-earth resources from Myanmar. In return, India would be able to provide the KIA with weapons, medicines, and other logistical support.
The partnership agreement is also said to include a secret plan to construct a second strategic road linking the KIA headquarters in Laiza through Sagaing Region to Rihkhawdar town in Chin State.
Following the emergence of reports alleging secret agreements between India and the KIA, Indian Ambassador Mr. Abhay Thakur and the Indian Military Attaché to Myanmar, Colonel Jaswinder Singh Gill, held discussions with General Kyaw Swar Lin, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy, Air Force).
