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Myanmar Round Up : March 2021

Myanmar's military imposed martial law across several districts in the country after initially declaring it in Yangon’s two districts. The death toll has been steadily rising; the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners stated it had verified....

April 13, 2021 Protests , Social Media , Peace Process , Rohingya , Elections 2020 , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , International condemnation , India in Myanmar Violence with EAOs , Unity in Myanmar

Myanmar Round Up : February 2021

On 01 February 2021, Myanmar military seized control of the country and arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and other government officials. Twenty-three political parties including Union Solidarity Democratic Party (USDP) declared their support to the military....

March 09, 2021 Protests , Peace Process , Rohingya , Elections 2020 , Myanmar Round Up , Military Coup , India in Myanmar Violence with EAOs , Unity in Myanmar , Military Corruption , Economic crises

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 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

Myanmar Round Up: November 2020

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

Middle East and the Next US President -Worries Galore

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

U.S. has traditionally been the arbiter of the security in the Middle East. Of late, arguably there have been signs of U.S. distraction and disengagement as the geo-economics and geo-politics transform the power matrix especially towards the Indo-Pac....

November 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Palestine , JCPOA , GCC , Golan Heights , Peace Process , Deal of the century , Netanyahu , Riyadh , Tel Aviv

Notes from the Sub-continent: Responses to COVID-19

Mayuri Mukherjee Article

In this latest compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look at the coverage of the coronavirus (CoVid-19) outbreak over these past two months. It’s interesting to note the similar strands ....

April 05, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Covid 19 , Covid19 pandemic , Coronimics , South Asian solidarity , Chinese model , Peace Process