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Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar has increased manifold since the government adopted a series of political, economic, and administrative reforms in 2011. Today, many countries around the world are firming up their presence in Myanmar to benefit from the business-friendly policies that have been put in place to exploit the immense wealth of human and natural resources the country is trying to tap to drive its growth

India has been using soft diplomacy to foster deeper business links with Myanmar by focusing on development assistance, grants-in-aid, lines of credit, and capacity building programmes, which have been serving both the countries well.

Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-east Asia, sharing borders with around 40% of the world's population. The country is connected to the world through at least three international airports, border roads and waterways, and efforts are on to improve the infrastructure further as more and more tourists are visiting this fascinating country with every passing year.

Myanmar offers an impressive blend of culture and modern life. Unique music, dance, exciting festivals, delicious food, and beautiful traditional crafts along the cities bustling with activities define the way of life in this exciting and unexplored South Asian country.

Bagan is one of the world's greatest archaeological sites. Chronicles tell that Bagan was founded in 2nd Century AD and fortified in 849 AD by King Pyinbya, a successor of the founder of Bagan