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01 February 2021, the Myanmar military declared a state of emergency for a year and arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and other government officials. The coup’s timings have been critical as 01 February was supposed to be the first session of Parliament. ....

February 08, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Myanmar , Aung San Suu Kyi , Myanmar Government and Tatmadaw , Podcast , Podcast

Act East Policy and Northeast India

Dr Sreeradha Datta

India’s Act East Policy hinges on the development of the eight Northeast states with a view to achieving the foreign policy objective of enhancing ties with neighbouring countries. This book examines large infrastructure development across the regi....

February 07, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Bangladesh , Book Published , Act East Policy , India’s Act East Policy , Northeast

Assessing Indo-Pacific in 2021: Indian Perspective

Amruta Karambelkar Article

The year 2020 was a landmark event in and for the Indo-Pacific. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the regional perception of China. Until then the challenge from China was known but it had yet to manifest itself in its entirety. The major ....

January 12, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , India , US , China , Russia , Nepal , ASEAN , Indo-Pacific , Myanmar , QUAD , Australia , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Japan , Indian Ocean , COVID19 , Galwan , Himalaya , Biden , Maritime

Myanmar Round Up: November 2020

Dr 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

Elections in Myanmar: The Return of NLD

Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

The National League for Democracy (NLD) led by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has received the largest mandate in the national parliamentary elections in Myanmar’s latest election held on 8 November 2020, winning 396 of the 498 contested seats i....

November 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , India , Myanmar , elections , NLD , Suu Kyi

Tatmadaw’s Strategic Perspective on the Coco Islands of Myanmar

Dr Naing Swe Oo Article

In the contemporary era, growing strategic competition among major powers and their power projection efforts in the Indo-Pacific region raise the importance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Along with the changing security landsc....

November 04, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , Andaman & Nicobar Islands , Coco Islands , Malacca Strait , SLOCs

India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours

Shashank Sharma Article

India is gifting a Russian Kilo class submarine to Myanmar¹. The diesel-electric submarine, INS Sindhuvir, was inducted in the Indian Navy in 1988 and continues to be in service. The submarine refurbished by the Hindustan Shipyard Ltd a De....

October 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Maldives , Media Studies , Indian Ocean Region , Article , China , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Security , Mauritius , Bangladesh , Indian Navy , SAGAR , Submarine , INS Sindhuvir , Sittwe , Kyaukphyu , Seychelles , EEZ Surveillance , Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

India’s Goods & Services Tax and the Neighbourhood

Pratim Ranjan Bose Commentary

In July 2017, when the Narendra Modi government introduced goods and services tax (GST), there was strong apprehension among some smaller neighbours that it would act as a barrier to shore up their exports to India. The apprehensions were baseless as....

August 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , GST , Myanmar , SAARC , FTA , LDCs , trade framework

Coronavirus Pandemic and Countries in Internal Conflict WHO has to step in

Gautam Sen Commentary

While the world is grappling with the pandemic caused by novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, some countries like Myanmar, Syria and South Yemen seemed to have practically fallen off the map for nearly the past two months. The attention is relatively less ....

April 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Myanmar , WHO , COVID-19 , Minor countries , MENA , IDPs , Medecins Sans frontieres , UNGA

Myanmar Round Up: February 2020

Jaideep Chanda Article

A round up of selected English open source reports on Myanmar

The Presidential visit by President U Win Myint to India was the major highlight of India Myanmar relationsfor February 2020. Sadly, violence dominated February 2020 in ....

April 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , Coronavirus , Presidential Visit , President U Win Myint , Rakhine Conflict , Internally Displaced Persons , Food Shortages , Peace talks with AA , Kachin Independence Army