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

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)
Myanmar Round Up: September 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

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
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

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
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

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
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

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.
Socio-Economic Implications in Myanmar during COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Initially in March 2020, Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi stated that the country stands out as a global exception with zero cases of COVID-19. The government Spokesperson- Zaw Htay said that the lifestyle and diet of Myanmar citizens are benefici

July 06, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, agriculture, trade, Arakan army, Tourism, COVID-19, Migrants, Economic impact, Fiscal and Monetary Responses, Conflict Zones
Myanmar Round Up: May 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

The COVID-19 has impacted the socio-economic and political functioning of Myanmar. The month has been marked by the limited and insufficient response from the side of Government, leading to health and economic crises. Despite declaring a unilateral c

June 10, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, International Court of Justice, Rohingya, Tatmadaw clashes, Unilateral Ceasefires, Arakan Army Myanmar COVID-19, Democratic Processes, Drug menace and timber smuggling, India Engagements, China Involvement, Socio-economic development.
Myanmar Round Up: April 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

Myanmar continues to struggle amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing its deep socio-economic problems, concerning poverty, hunger, internally displaced people and ethnic armed organisations. The military operations continue unabated in Rakhine, Chin

May 19, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Myanmar; Burma;
Myanmar Ethnic Strife: The Rise of Arakan Army
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

On 10 April 2009, the separatist Arakan Army (AA) established itself as a “revolutionary armed organisation” in Myanmar. Till 2015, it operated in Kachin and Shan States under the guidance of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) with headqua

April 30, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, Arakan army, 11th Anniversary of Arakan Army, Way of Rakhita, Arakan Dream 2020, Riverine Warfare, Myanmar Government and Tatmadaw, India’s Role.
Myanmar Round Up: March 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht

A round up of selected English open source reports on Myanmar
March 2020 touched new ground in violence with the Arakan Army (AA) scoring major successes against the Tatmadaw with the routing of a Light Infantry Battalion and the c

April 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, Myanmar, Article, AA and Tatmadaw fighting March 2020, Capture of Battalion Commander 7 LIB, 7 Light Infantry Battalion, Constitutional amendments
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