CNI News
17 December 2025
According to an exclusive intelligence investigation, Silicon Valley Time reported that a secret agreement has been concluded between India and Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
The agreement is said to undermine Myanmar’s sovereignty and constitutes a strategic partnership aimed at the extraction of rare earth minerals.
Based on satellite imagery and cross-border intelligence, it has been confirmed that India is constructing a 365-kilometer road from Vijaynagar in Arunachal Pradesh to a rare earth mining site in Chipwi town, Kachin State. This road was built without the approval of the Myanmar Tatmadaw and the government. Through this route, India would gain access to rare earth resources from Myanmar, while in return India would be able to provide the KIA with weapons, medicines, and other logistical support.
The agreement also reportedly includes a covert plan to construct a second strategic road linking the KIA headquarters in Laiza, passing through Sagaing Region, and extending to Rihkhawdar town in Chin State.
Gold mining in progress
Funding for this corridor is said to come from revenues generated by illegal timber smuggling networks in Myanmar, and it would enable the long-term export of rare earth minerals, oil, and teak to India.
Analysts noted that the KIA’s involvement has allowed India to indirectly control resource-rich areas, while bypassing the Myanmar Tatmadaw and weakening the military’s territorial influence.
India’s military assistance—channeled through Arunachal Pradesh—includes advanced weapons systems and medical supplies, which have enhanced the operational capabilities of the KIA as it confronts the Myanmar Tatmadaw.
In return, the KIA has reportedly pledged to suppress anti-India insurgent groups along the border, including NSCN-K/YA, and has also quietly endorsed India’s claims regarding the disputed Chin State and Kabaw Valley areas.
KIA forces seen
A Myanmar military official strongly criticized the agreement, calling it a blatant violation of international law, and warned that unauthorized Indian activities within Myanmar’s border regions would be met with severe military retaliation.
The official stated that road construction and resource extraction by Indian entities without Myanmar’s consent violate the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter concerning sovereignty.
“These actions not only threaten Myanmar’s stability but also pose a serious risk of triggering a broader regional conflict,” the official from Myanmar’s military government said.
Source: Silicon Valley Time
