JFM urges New Delhi to ban transfer of arms, technology, fuel to Junta
Jonathan
JusticeFor Myanmar (JFM) has urged India to immediately ban the transfer of all arms,associated technology & equipment and fuel to the Myanmar military juntaand also cease all military training.
Thegovernments and companies, which have business relationships with the Indianmilitary and defense industry, should use their leverage to urge a ban on allsupport for the unta, said JFM in a statement issued on 16 May.
Mentionableis that the Indian government in New Delhi has been actively inviting membersof the junta for various defense related events and training programs.
A recentstatement from India’s defense ministry revealed that more than 1000 cadets,including 21 from ‘friendly foreign countries’ participated in a graduationceremony of Indian cadets on 30 November 2023.
Accordingto the statement, cadets from Myanmar were also present on the occasion.
Myanmarnavy chief later participated in Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) hosted by theIndian navy under the auspices of the Naval War College, Goa.
Make inIndia Exhibition, which was organized alongside the conclave as part of India’sAtma Nirbharta initiative, aimed to showcase the country's domesticshipbuilding industry.
In June2023, Indian defence secretary Giridhar Aramane paid an official visit toMyanmar and held discussions with the coup leader and war criminal Min AungHlaing in Naypyidaw.
He alsomet junta’s western-sanctioned defence minister Mya Tun Oo and discussed withMyanmar navy head Moe Aung and defence industry chief Khan Myint Than.
India'smilitary cooperation with Myanmar follows a consistent trend of support,particularly notable during and after the military's clearance operationsagainst the Rohingya population. Many examples of this cooperation can bementioned like in 2020, a tabletop exercise involving the Indian and Myanmarair forces was organised in Prayagraj (India).
Similarlyin 2018, a mobile training team consisting of seven officers and twosailors was dispatched to Myanmar for three months to train 60 Myanmar soldierson shipyard management, logistics and engineering (said Indian defenceministry’s own account).
Moreover, NewDelhi hosted India Myanmar Bilateral Army Exercises (IMBAX) in 2017and 2019. In 2017, India conducted a tailored four-week training program on lowintensity counter offensive for 35 Myanmar military personnel at the counterinsurgency and jungle warfare school in Vairengte, as part of the defensecooperation initiatives.
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