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Roundtable Discussion on Ongoing Crisis in Myanmar and Implications for India

On 21 December, the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a Round Table Discussion on the “Ongoing Crisis in Myanmar and Implications for India”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF delivered the opening remarks, followed by brief presentation....

January 04, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Interaction , Tatmadaw , Implications for India , Myanmar Crisis
Challenge before Indonesia as ASEAN Chair to Deal with Myanmar Issue
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Indonesia assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after in 2023 and hosted its first major meeting of the group’s Foreign Ministers at the ASEAN Secretariat on 3 February 2023 on a slew of issues affecting the....

February 09, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , military Junta , strategic relevance , Six-Point Consensus , Tourism conference
Discussion on Myanmar’s Relations with Its Neighbouring Countries

On 28 September 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation organised a discussion on “Myanmar’s Relations with Its Neighbouring Countries”. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF gave the introductory remarks. Myanmar has experienced a fundamental ....

September 30, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Interaction , Myanmar , Tatmadaw , China's strategy
ASEAN Snubs the General in Myanmar in keeping him out of the Summit
Prof Rajaram Panda Commentary

ASEAN’s reputation as a successful regional entity is at stake because of the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February. No amount of counsel by other ASEAN members or the international community to persuade the junta to restore democracy has worked a....

October 26, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Commentary , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , sanctions , Summit , Act East Policy , Min Aung Hlaing , NUG , centrality , ASEAN Charter , Wunna Maung Lwin
Myanmar’s Return to Tragic Past, Set for a Long Haul
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

At a time when Myanmar was leapfrogging to give a sound footing to its nascent experiment of democracy after decades of military rule, the military takeover on 1 February put the clock back to where it was with debilitating consequences. The junta re....

May 04, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , Xi Jinping , Aung San Suu Kyi , POSCO , Free and open Indo-Pacific , junta , Min Aung Hlaing , Asian NATO , Rohingya Muslims , UN arms embargo.
World’s Options on Myanmar Limited
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A little over a month has passed since Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing shocked the world by seizing power on 1 February from the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD), and arrested the country’s civilian leader Aung San ....

March 15, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , ASEAN , Tatmadaw , Aung San Suu Kyi , Act East Policy , Joe Biden , NLD , Neighbour First , junta , South Block , Min Aung Hlaing , Antonio Guterres , Milk Tea Alliance , ASEAN’s centrality
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
Dr Cchavi Vasisht 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
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