ABSTRACT
India's Look East Policy (LEP) offers ample scope for development of its Northeastern Region (NER). Geographical proximity between India's Northeast and Myanmar provides ample opportunities for development cooperation across the border. This chapter examines the role Myanmar and NER in India's energy security perspective. It maps out the manner in which India should engage Myanmar for securing its energy security. The chapter argues that the internal stability and development of NER is certain to play a key role in the success of LEP in Myanmar and beyond. Declining traditional energy source, mostly oil from West Asia, due to American-led military campaign in Afghanistan and Iraq, has played some role in shifting the focus of India's LEP from trade to energy security, particularly since the beginning of twenty-first century. Energy security-related investment and trade with Myanmar has acquired added significance as it can play a very vital role in meeting India's energy security objective.
