- 24 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityMyanmar
Repealing The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)1958 In The NE: Is This The Right Time?
On September 11, 1958, a law (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) was enacted to deal with the ongoing disturbed situation in the Naga Hills, which were then part of Assam.…
By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)
Insurgents of Northeast – Between Devil and Deep Sea
India’s northeast is undergoing a colossal change! The region is witnessing massive infrastructure development to improve connectivity as it is hard to reach swathes of forests. This is being done…
By Levina
Chinese Port In Myanmar – Threat To India
China has found the shortest possible entry into Indian Ocean to circumvent the traps laid by QUAD. India’s eastern belligerent neighbour China has expedited its work in the Kyaukpyu dual…
By Levina
Nearly 40,000 people from Myanmar currently displaced in neighbouring India and Thailand: UN spokesperson
United Nations, Jun 2 (PTI) Nearly 40,000 people from Myanmar are currently displaced in neighbouring India and Thailand since the military coup in the Southeast Asian nation in February last…
India to host meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers next month
New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) The position of the ASEAN on engaging Myanmar at multilateral forums has been that it should be at the non-political level, diplomatic sources said on…
26 suspected Rohingya without valid documents detained in Assam
Silchar, May 30 (PTI) Twenty-six suspected Rohingya from Myanmar have been detained by the Assam Police for “illegally entering” Cachar district in search of jobs, a police officer said on…
In clear message to China, Quad opposes ‘any provocative or unilateral attempt’ to change status quo in region
Tokyo, May 24 (PTI) In a clear message to an aggressive China, the leaders of the Quad grouping, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, on Tuesday…
Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
(Reuters) - The defence chief of Myanmar's shadow government has called for international help to arm its resistance forces fighting the ruling military, requesting support similar to that being given…
Malaysia foreign minister meets counterpart from Myanmar shadow govt in Washington
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah met his counterpart from Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow administration outlawed by the ruling military junta, in the group's…
Cambodia PM appeals to Myanmar junta for access to Suu Kyi
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's prime minister has urged Myanmar's top general to allow a special Southeast Asian envoy access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in his strongest…
Myanmar New Year celebrations dampened by protests, boycotts
(Reuters) - Opponents of military rule in Myanmar have urged residents to boycott the country's traditional New Year celebrations, as activists and Buddhist monks defied security forces by staging small…
Myanmar : Complicated Politics
What we see happening in the Myanmar of today and the Burma of the yesteryears is a prolongation of the trends that had set in while General Aung San was…
By Preet Malik
