Tiger, tiger burning bright: Big cats gain from India-Myanmar warmth
25th November 2017
NEW
DELHI: The improved strategic relationship between India and Myanmar
has a secret benefactor—the tiger. India, which is home to nearly 60
per cent of the world’s tigers in the wild, is set to sign a pact with
Myanmar for tiger conservation and checking illegal wildlife trade
along the border.
According
to government sources, the Ministry of External Affairs has sent an
official communiqué regarding this to Myanmar. A team of experts
comprising government officials from Myanmar is expected to visit India
in January 2018 to discuss the details of the agreement on tiger
conservation.
The move also holds importance as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in September this year visited Myanmar, the only
Southeast Asian country India shares its land boundary with.
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