In an effort to launch India as a global power, the Indian government is working on connecting south Asian countries with India to boost trade and commerce. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. that around 70 percent of construction work on the ambitious India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway has been completed, 

India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on about 1,400-km-long highway that would link the country with Southeast Asia by land and give a boost to trade, business, health, education and tourism ties among the three countries.

The highway will connect Moreh in Manipur, India with Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar. The minister did not provide details on the timeline for the completion and operationalisation of the trilateral highway.

The strategic highway project has been delayed. Earlier, the government was aiming to make the highway operational by December 2019.

In an effort to launch India as a global power, the Indian government is working on connecting south Asian countries with India to boost trade and commerce. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. that around 70 percent of construction work on the ambitious India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway has been completed, 

India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on about 1,400-km-long highway that would link the country with Southeast Asia by land and give a boost to trade, business, health, education and tourism ties among the three countries.

The highway will connect Moreh in Manipur, India with Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar. The minister did not provide details on the timeline for the completion and operationalisation of the trilateral highway.

The strategic highway project has been delayed. Earlier, the government was aiming to make the highway operational by December 2019.