Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing stands outside a polling station during the second phase of a general election in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 11 | REUTERS

BANGKOK – Less than two months after he completed a carefully engineered transition from Myanmar’s junta chief to become president, Min Aung Hlaing will fly to India on an official visit on Saturday, his first overseas visit since taking the civilian role.

The five-day trip, during which the former general will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra ​Modi, underscores the gradual return of regional re-engagement for Myanmar, five years after many of its neighbors shunned the Southeast ‌Asian nation’s military ‌leadership following a coup.

For India, the visit is an opportunity to dilute China’s outsized influence ​on Myanmar while working to secure access to the country’s deposits of critical rare earths, and bolster security along its northeastern borders, analysts said.

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