Tianjin, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (local time) held talks with Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Tianjin, calling Myanmar a vital pillar of India's Act East and Neighbourhood First policies and highlighting opportunities to boost trade, connectivity, energy, rare earth mining and security.

"Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and I held talks in Tianjin. Myanmar is a vital pillar of India's Act East and Neighbourhood First Policies. We both agreed that there is immense scope to boost ties in areas like trade, connectivity, energy, rare earth mining and security," PM Modi said in a post on X.

According to an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Modi met the Myanmar leader on the sidelin...