India-Backed Port Opens in Myanmar in Answer to China Corridor Project

(Nikkei Asia) — A new port in Myanmar, built with assistance from New Delhi, has begun to receive container ships as both India and China seek closer economic ties with the Southeast Asian country.

The first cargo vessel from the Indian metropolis of Kolkata arrived Tuesday at Sittwe Port in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Officials from India and Myanmar’s military government attended the port’s inauguration ceremony.