The "India-Myanmar-Thailand" Trilateral Highway & Mizoram Border

As of early 2026, the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway—a flagship of India’s "Act East" Policy—remains a stalled ambition, fundamentally undermined by the collapse of state authority in Myanmar’s Sagaing and Chin regions.

The Focus: This report analyzes the 2026 shift in Indian policy as it attempts to balance "Neighborhood First" infrastructure commitments with the pragmatic necessity of engaging Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) to protect multi-million dollar transit assets.