Operation Sunrise was a joint operation carried out by both Indian and Myanmar armies. India has carried out Operation Sunrise to wipe out the insurgent camps planning to hit the Indian workers at the Kaladan Transit project. 

• Indian side supported Operation Sunrise by providing surveillance equipment and deploying additional troops on the Indian side.
• The target of the Operation Sunrise was the Arakan Army, an insurgent group trained by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) which is reportedly trained by China.

Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project

Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project aims to connect seaport of Kolkata (India) with Sittwe seaport in Myanmar by sea. The project links Sittwe seaport to Lashio in Myanmar via Kaladan river through boat route and then from Lashio to Mizoram in India by road transport.