Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- For Our Readers -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 -- Introduction -- 2 -- A Rough Landing: 1990 -- 3 -- Let's go to History First -- 4 -- The Rice Bowl of the British Empire -- 5 -- Burma, the Hermit Republic! -- 6 -- From Nehru to Rajiv -- 7 -- Of Mistrust, Mutual Discord and Disenchantment -- 8 -- The Security Issue and the Indian Approach: 1992 -- 9 -- China in between India and Myanmar: 1991-1992 -- 10 -- Thawing of Relations: 1992-2010 -- 11 -- Getting Closer, but not Claustrophobic -- 12 -- Developments after the 2008 Constitution -- 13 -- Myanmar in the Post-2010 Election Period -- 14 -- The Position of the Ethnic Minorities -- 15 -- Internal Conflict and the Security Issue -- 16 -- The Bigger Brother: China in Myanmar -- 17 -- China-Myanmar Relations: 1948-1988 -- 18 -- India-China-Myanmar Matrix: Post 1988 -- 19 -- President Thein Sein and the Changing Face of Myanmar -- 20 -- The Economic Future of Myanmar -- 21 -- Of Burma's Past and Myanmar's Future -- Conclusion -- Annexures -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary
An ambassador's account of India's relations with one of her oldest engaging neighbours-Myanmar
