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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 : 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
Military Seizes back Power in Myanmar: Some Responses and Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In a rather worrying development in India’s neighbourhood Myanmar, in an early morning coup on 1 February the military seized control of the government, detained State Counsellor and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Ky....

February 03, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , Aung San Suu Kyi , Joe Biden , Rohingya , NLD , Barack Obama , Charles Michel , Toshimitsu Motegi , coup , General Min Aung Hlaing , USDP
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
Neighbourhood Year End Review 2020: Way Forward for 2021
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

South Asia presents a vivid tapestry of human diversity in all its glory. Across its eight countries, adherents of all the world’s religions live side-by-side, speaking hundreds of languages and dialects, sharing deep cultural similarities, and cel....

January 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Tourism , COVID-19 , Rohingya , PoliticalCrises , EconomicPressures , Labourpresseures , IndiaEngagements , ChinaInterference , InternalSecurity , SouthAsianRegion , TrilateralTalks
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: Post Elections Scenario and its Implications
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

Myanmar elections that concluded on 10th of November have resulted in a very convincing victory for Aung Sann Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD) party. The NLD increased its tally in the number of parliamentary seats in both the houses ....

November 23, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , China , PM Modi , Aung San Suu Kyi , Rohingya , EAOs , CMEC
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
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