India-Burma (Myanmar) Relations under British India Administration prior to 1937 Separation: Influx  of Indians and Awakening of Nationalist Movements in Burma

Azman Ayob

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI22.5892

Authors

Azman Ayob UiTM-PDRM Police Academy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam. Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI22.5892

Keywords:

India, Burma (Myanmar), Relations, 1937 Separation

Abstract

The paper focuses on India-Burma relations under British India’s administration prior to the 1937 separation. As for data gathering, content analysis was adopted. The findings are analyzed through two perspectives: the influx of the Indians into Burma and the awakening of Burma’s nationalist movements related to Mahatma Gandhi. The findings of this study demonstrates that the influx of the Indian immigrants had eventually gave rise to the Burmese nationalist movements and the separation of Burma from British India was influenced by the Indian nationalists as well as a thought by Mahatma Gandhi that Burma cannot be part of India.

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