India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway | UPSC

  • The India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway is a highway under construction under India's Look East policy that will connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar.

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  • The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) highway project will open the gate to ASEAN through the land.
  • The project will boost trade and commerce in the ASEAN–India Free Trade Area, as well as with the rest of Southeast Asia.
  • India has also proposed extending the highway to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
  • The 1,360 km long India- Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway connects India with Thailand through Myanmar, the only ASEAN country that shares land border with India.
  • The 1,360 km long India- Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway connects India with Thailand through Myanmar, the only ASEAN country that shares land border with India.
  • The IMT trilateral highway project is largely funded by Indian government.
  • The highway is country’s second prime international road project for India, the first being Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) project. The project also helps to thicken Indian position as a counterweight to the strategic influence of the People’s Republic of China in the region.
  • The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been appointed as the technical executing agency and project management consultant for the project. Estimated budget for the completion of construction of IMT trilateral highway section between India and Myanmar is INR 1,177 crore.

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