Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is beginning an official visit to neighbouring Burma.
In the first visit to Burma by an Indian prime minister since 1987, Singh is seeking to strengthen trade and diplomatic cooperation with its neighbour.
Ahead of his visit, Mr Singh said he wanted "stronger trade and investment links, development of border areas, improving connectivity between our two countries and building capacity and human resources".
Singh is due to meet President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
India has recently signed several deals for the exploitation of Burma’s gas reserves and Indian companies are building ports and other infrastructure projects.
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