Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir delivered to Myanmar Navy

India will be delivering a Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy as part of defence cooperation

• India will be delivering a Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy as part of defence cooperation.
• This will be the first submarine of the Myanmar Navy.
• Cooperation in the maritime domain is an important part of India’s enhanced engagement with Myanmar. 
• It is in accordance with India’s vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and in line with build capacities and self-reliance in all the neighboring countries.
• Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-kilometer-long border with a number of north-eastern states of India.
• Kilo class refers to diesel-electric attack submarines that were designed and built in the Soviet Union.