India has also increased its competition with China over the harnessing of Burma's significant oil and natural gas reserves, seeking to establish a major and stable source of energy for its growing domestic needs, countering Chinese monopoly over Burmese resources and reducing dependence on oil-rich Middle Eastern nations.
印度也增加了与中国之间的利用缅甸的大量石油和天然气储备的竞争，争取建立大型、稳定的能源来源以满足不断增长的国内能源需要，以及降低中国对缅甸资源的垄断程度，同时减少对盛产石油的中东地区国家的依赖。