To have much shorter sea route to the economically vibrant Southeast Asian region and help boost its trade and push for greater connectivity with ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) countries, India is mulling on a deep-sea port in southern Myanmar. The Dawei deep sea port and special economic zone is slated to give a huge boost to connectivity and trade in the Southeast Asian region when it is commissioned in a few years. The $8-billion project is being developed jointly by Myanmar and Thailand.
The Dawei deep sea port, when complete, will provide India an alternative sea route to Southeast Asia and reduce dependency on the congested Strait of Malacca and cut transport time. The Dawei port is part of the southern corridor of the Mekong India Economic Corridor.
India is concentrating on the southern economic corridor, which would connect Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Bangkok in Thailand to Dawei in Myanmar.
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