The Indian Army in a joint operation with Myanmar’s Army destroyed 10 camps belonging to an insurgent group in Myanmar which had threatened the Kaladan multi-mode transit project.
The operation was codenamed as ‘Operation Sunrise’
Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project involving India and Myanmar is critical to the connectivity between North East and Myanmar.
Operation Sunrise was a mega task in which Arakan army, an insurgent outfit of Kachin Independent Army (KIA) backed by China, was targeted.