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Evolving Multipolar World Order: Opportunities and Challenges for Myanmar
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

(Given below is the keynote address delivered by Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow and Editor, VIF at “Forum on Myanmar beyond 2025: Challenges and Opportunities in the Multipolar World” held at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 21 March 2025) Exc

March 27, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, India, ASEAN, Myanmar, Democratic transition, Multipolar
Myanmar's Evolving Landscape: Annual Review 2024 and Policy Prescriptions for 2025
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

The ongoing conflict in Myanmar is becoming increasingly complex, with concerns that it may 'risk becoming a forgotten crisis’ warned Julie Bishop, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Myanmar. The successes by the Three Brotherhood Allian

January 17, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, ASEAN, EAOs, Civil war, NUG, India-Myanmar, China-Myanmar, FRM
Myanmar: The Fall of Rakhine; Imperatives for India
Lt Gen PC Nair, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, PhD, (Retd)

On 9th Dec 2024, Arakan Army (AA), one of the most powerful Ethnic Armed Organisations and one from the Three Brotherhood Alliance (the other two being the MNDAA and TNLA) battling Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) captured one of the last army outposts in the

December 31, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Rohingya, Tatmadav, ⁠Kaladan Multi Modal Transit and Transport Project, ⁠Rakhine State, Oil and Gas Pipelines of China
Myanmar's Civil War: A Turning Point, or a Descent into Chaos?
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Myanmar's civil war has taken a major turn. The rebels have scored big wins, pushing the military out of many border regions. The conflict has become increasingly militarised, with a rise in violence from both sides. The military's control is weakeni

October 09, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, ASEAN, Myanmar military, Myanmar Civil War, Conflict in Myanmar
Can ASEAN Achieve Peace in Myanmar? - A Review of the Five Point Consensus
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Myanmar military on 01 February 2021 overthrew the democratically elected government and announced a state of emergency in the country. ASEAN as a regional organisation soon responded to the crisis that surfaced in 2021. On May 14, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, ASEAN, Myanmar, Crisis, FPC

Three Years of Military Rule in Myanmar: Looking Back at 2023 and Navigating the Uncertainties of 2024
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Myanmar's current state is marked by intense complexity and instability, with continued conflicts, widespread displacement, economic difficulties, and humanitarian issues. Since Operation 1027, the military government has been confronted with resista

January 29, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, US, ASEAN, sanctions, United Nations, Military Coup, NUG, PDFs, Elections Airstrikes, Military Rule in Myanmar
फिर हिंसा की मझधार में म्यांमार
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

पड़ोसी देश म्यांमार का गृह युद्ध 20 अक्टूबर के बाद से और भड़क गया है । देश के उत्तर, उत्तर-पश्चिम और

November 17, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Commentary, म्यांमार, म्यांमार गृह युद्ध, पीडीएफ
Indonesia’s Presidency of ASEAN: Approach to Crisis in Myanmar
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Indonesia is holding the presidency of ASEAN for 2023 during which Indonesia has hosted a series of meetings in July and September. Through various statements, ASEAN has emphasised on the common and shared goals and ASEAN’s role as an epicenter of

October 20, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, ASEAN, United Nations, Military Coup, NUG, FPC
Bilateral Ties Through Various Political Changes in Myanmar
Amb VS Seshadri

In this podcast, join Amb VS Seshadri and Cchavi Vasisht to discuss Amb Seshadri's chapter titled ‘Bilateral Ties Through Various Political Changes in Myanmar’ based on the edited book recently published by the VIF on Revisiting Myanmar.

September 21, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Security, Northeast India, Podcast, Military Takeover, bilateral Relations, India-Myanmar, Independence
Changing Dynamics of India-Myanmar Relations
Amb Preet Mallik

The VIF has published the book titled “Revisiting Myanmar: Present Through Past,'' which is coedited by Brig Vinod Anand and myself, Cchavi Vasisht. The initiative to collaborate with various ambassadors and scholars have helped us develop a bette

September 05, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Constitution, Armed forces, Northeast India, Podcast, Military Takeover, India-Myanmar
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