Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Myanmar's pro-democracy crusader Aung San Suu Kyi whose National League for Democracy party was on the verge of capturing power following its landslide triumph in the historic parliamentary polls.
The Prime Minister said India will be delighted to welcome Suu Kyi, who led her party to a resounding electoral victory trouncing the ruling camp.
"Spoke to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi & congratulated her. India will be delighted to welcome her," Modi tweeted, soon after arriving here on a three-day visit.
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has swept elections as per as incoming results from the polls.
In an interview last month Suu Kyi, who had spent around 15 years under house arrest between 1989 and 2010, said she was saddened when India was "turning back" on democracy to maintain good ties with military government in Myanmar.
But she had added "changes" are taking place in the right direction and that the historic friendship between the two neighbours will continue.
Myanmar, considered one of India's strategic neighbours, shares a 1,640 km long border with a number of North Eastern states including militancy-infested Nagaland and Manipur.
Ties between the two countries are on an upswing, particularly in trade and investment and security.
