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Myanmar Round Up : January 2021

During January 2021, concerns were raised regarding a potential military coup, which eventually came true on 01 February 2021. In the given article, developments in Myanmar in the first month of 2021 have been highlighted. The Myanmar military, ak....

February 11, 2021 Tatmadaw , Arakan army , Rohingya , Unilateral Ceasefires , Elections 2020 , UN General Assembly , India in Myanmar , NLD victory , Myanmar Round Up , New Peace Architecture , Russiain Myanmar China in Myanmar
Myanmar Round Up : December 2020

The election controversies continued to prevail in December 2020. Over 240 complaints were filed with the Union Election Commission (UEC)concerning 08 November general elections. To build a peaceful and federal Myanmar, the ruling National League for....

January 14, 2021 Tatmadaw , Arakan army , Peace Process , Rohingya , Unilateral Ceasefires , Elections 2020 , India in Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Military Corruption , China interfernce , Violence with EAOs , China in Myanmar , US support , Justice for Myanmar
Myanmar 2020: Prospects and Challenges for 2021
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Strategically located between the two giant neighbours, India and China; Myanmar has been working on its foreign policy and domestic interests since the beginning of the year 2020. The year 2020 also marked a significant breakthrough in Myanmar democ....

January 12, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Tatmadaw , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Rohingya , Unilateral Ceasefires , EAOs , Elections2020 , India in Myanmar , ICJ , NLD victory , Panglong peace conference , Japan in Myanmar , China interference
Myanmar Round Up: November 2020
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The month marked a significant breakthrough in thedemocratic transition process of Myanmar. The third general elections were conducted since the initiation of political reforms in 2010. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party led by Daw Aung Sa....

December 10, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Peace Process , Rohingya , Elections 2020 , NLD victory , Tatmadaw Unilateral Ceasefires , Indiain , Japanin
Myanmar Round Up: November 2020

The month marked a significant breakthrough in thedemocratic transition process of Myanmar. The third general elections were conducted since the initiation of political reforms in 2010. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party led by Daw Aung Sa....

December 10, 2020 Tatmadaw , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Peace Process , Rohingya , Unilateral Ceasefires , Elections 2020 , India in Myanmar , NLD victory , Myanmar Round Up , Japan in Myanmar
Myanmar Round Up: October 2020
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Myanmar is scheduled to conduct the third general elections in November 2020. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services, during the fifth anniversary of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) on 15 October stated that....

November 09, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Rohingya , Elections 2020 , Indiain Myanmar , Violence EAO , Chinainterventions , Online Media
Myanmar Round Up: September 2020
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Myanmar entered a second wave of COVID-19 as the active cases reported as on 30 September 2020 are 12,427, and deaths reported are 284. The outbreak intensified since mid-August, and the maximum cases are reported from Yangon, Mandalay and Rakhine st....

October 09, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Arakan army , Rohingya , Tatmadaw clashes , Unilateral Ceasefires , Keywords: COVID-19 , Amnesty , Elections2020 , India in Myanmar , China interventions
Myanmar Round Up: August 2020
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

August 2020 marked significant developments in Myanmar’s political process. The fourth “21st-Century Panglong Conference” was concluded, which was stalled since 2018. The government officials and military leaders along with ten Ethnic Armed Org....

September 08, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , elections , Arakan army , Tatmadaw clashes , Unilateral Ceasefires , Democratic Processes , 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference , Rohingyas Exodus , Indiain Myanmar
Myanmar Round Up: July 2020
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The country reported 353 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths as on 31 July 2020. During the policy briefing on Southeast Asia, the United Nations (UN) positioned Myanmar in the vulnerable category due to a weak health care system and continuing h....

August 10, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , economy , Myanmar Elections , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Exports , Human Rights , EAOs , China BR
Myanmar Round Up: June 2020
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The country reported 299 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths as on 30 June 2020. Despite low numbers of cases, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed economic and social challenges. The World Bank’s Myanmar Economic Monitor projected a decline in th....

July 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , UNHRC , Arakan army , COVID-19 , Tatmadaw clashes , India Engagements , China BRI , Violence in Rakhine and Chin , Elections 2020 , Investments.
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