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Discussion on Elections in Myanmar and India’s Way Forward

On 10 November, VIF organised a discussion on ‘Elections in Myanmar and India's Way Forward". Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, welcomed the participants and delivered the opening remarks followed by brief presentations by Amb Gautam Mukhopadhya, Mr S....

November 18, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Interaction , ASEAN , Myanmar Army , Elections in Myanmar , UMS Minye Theinkhathu , India-Myanmar trade
Myanmar Round Up: October 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht 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
Tatmadaw’s Strategic Perspective on the Coco Islands of Myanmar
Dr Naing Swe Oo Article

In the contemporary era, growing strategic competition among major powers and their power projection efforts in the Indo-Pacific region raise the importance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. Along with the changing security landsc....

November 04, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , Andaman & Nicobar Islands , Coco Islands , Malacca Strait , SLOCs
India Gifts Submarine to Myanmar – An initiative in Line with the SAGAR Vision for Collective Growth and Security of Maritime Neighbours
Shashank Sharma Article

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 Article

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 Article

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 Article

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 Article

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 Article

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 Article

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.
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