Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | The military coup in Myanmar and its repercussions
3 years ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | The military coup in Myanmar and its repercussions

The Hindu  

This week on Worldview Suhasini Haidar speaks about the reasons and compulsions behind the extraordinary move from New Delhi to send Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Myanmar. The military coup in Myanmar and its geopolitical implications | The Hindu In Focus Podcast Since the coup in February, General Min Aung Hlaing, or MAH as he is called has shown few signs he might soften his actions: More than 1,000 civilian protestors have been killed in crackdowns on rallies and political parties after the Tatmadaw or Military overturned the government and declared elections invalid. Special envoy and delegation shall visit Myanmar to meet with all parties concerned India has kept up Covid aid during this period, sending vaccines to Myanmar, and Foreign Secretary Shringla took another batch of 100,000 vaccines. Book Recommendations: The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and The Crisis Of Democracy in the 21st Century, and Where China meets India by Thant Myint-U, Democratisation of Myanmar and Myanmar: A political history by Nehginpao Kipgen The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance and Great Game East by Bertil Lintner Myanmar in the World: Journeys Through A Changing Burma by Abhijit Dutta Myanmar's Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the Making of a Muslim 'Other' by Francis Wade The Shadows of Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Persecution of the Rohingya by Poppy McPherson

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Wasbir Hussain | B’desh, Myanmar power shifts may hit N-E India
1 week ago

Wasbir Hussain | B’desh, Myanmar power shifts may hit N-E India

Deccan Chronicle  

Domestic or internal power shifts in countries can alter bilateral relations with their neighbours. This is what is happening in two of India’s immediate neighbours -- Bangladesh and Myanmar -- something that New Delhi is looking at closely because the drastic developments across the borders have the potential to seriously impact Northeast India. One is that the Chin Brotherhood Alliance, …

Watching developments in Myanmar, says India as rebels capture military command
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Watching developments in Myanmar, says India as rebels capture military command

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India said on Friday that it is closely monitoring developments in Myanmar following reports of intensification of fighting between the junta and resistance forces and the capture of a military command in Rakhine state by the Arakan Army. India has largely refrained from criticising the junta’s actions since it assumed power in a coup two years ago, though …

India hosts Myanmar military junta officers, allied politicians for discussions
2 months ago

India hosts Myanmar military junta officers, allied politicians for discussions

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India hosted a delegation representing Myanmar’s military junta and allied political forces this week for discussions on democracy and federalism as part of efforts to foster a solution to the neighbouring country’s security challenges, people familiar with the matter said. The people cited above said the anti-junta resistance forces were not part of a workshop hosted in New …

Talks with Myanmar junta and rebels will help find a “Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned” solution to conflict: MEA
2 months ago

Talks with Myanmar junta and rebels will help find a “Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned” solution to conflict: MEA

The Hindu  

Consultation with a range of stakeholders in Myanmar will contribute to a ‘Myanmar-owned’ and ‘Myanmar-led’ solution to the current conflict in the neighbouring country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. It is our understanding that such interactions will contribute to developing Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned solutions to address the country’s current challenges,” Mr. Jaiswal said, reiterating India’s “steadfast support” …

Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead
4 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead

Firstpost  

New Delhi must also prepare for the day after—a balkanisation of Myanmar following the collapse of junta control Following the 2021 military coup in Myanmar led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, junta forces are perilously close to defeat against the resistance. Paletwa, the inland water terminal of the flagship Multi-Modal Kaladan River Project to Mizoram, is shared on the …

Why India can’t afford not to engage with junta in Myanmar
5 months, 1 week ago

Why India can’t afford not to engage with junta in Myanmar

Firstpost  

As India persists in its engagement with Myanmar, it must brace for the inevitable discomforts and remain vigilant to the region’s evolving dynamics India’s relationship with Myanmar is akin to donning a crown of thorns—an endeavour that yields scant solace yet necessitates unwavering resilience. India’s sustained endorsement of Myanmar’s military junta is a strategic imperative, laden with intricacies and ethical …

Jaishankar raises concern over continued violence, instability on Myanmar border; urges early democratic transition
6 months, 1 week ago

Jaishankar raises concern over continued violence, instability on Myanmar border; urges early democratic transition

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Than Swe and discussed India's deep concern at the impact of continuing violence and instability in Myanmar on its border. "Particularly flagged illegal narcotics, arms smuggling and trafficking in persons as priority challenges," he said on X. EAM urged an early return to democratic transition …

India relocates diplomatic staff from restive Sittwe to Yangon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India relocates diplomatic staff from restive Sittwe to Yangon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In view of the precarious security situation in the Myanmarese city of Sittwe, India has relocated its staff from its consulate there to Yangon. According to reports, several parts of Myanmar have been witnessing intense fighting between the military junta and resistance forces, which have already captured many towns, including military bases. The anti-junta forces seized control of …

Myanmar: India relocates staff from Sitwee as security situation remains precarious, issues travel advisory
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar: India relocates staff from Sitwee as security situation remains precarious, issues travel advisory

India TV News  

India today said it relocated its staff from its consulate in Myanmarese city of Sittwe to Yangon in view of the precarious security situation in that region of Myanmar. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar, adding the Indian consulate in Mandalay remains functional. Jaiswal said the security situation in Myanmar remains …

Kamal Davar | Raging turmoil in Myanmar poses security threat to India’s Northeast
11 months, 1 week ago

Kamal Davar | Raging turmoil in Myanmar poses security threat to India’s Northeast

Deccan Chronicle  

The turmoil in neighbouring Myanmar that is almost turning into a civil war has prompted the Government of India to decide that the country’s border with Myanmar will be covered by barbed fencing, much like the India-Bangladesh border. In the last three years, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Myanmar and sought refuge in India’s Northeast, …

The Myanmar Coup, Three Years On
11 months, 1 week ago

The Myanmar Coup, Three Years On

The Quint  

The erosion of normative commitment to democracy in Myanmar is not a policy unique to the incumbent government. It’s easy to see today that India put its eggs in the wrong basket and, like the Junta, has gravely underestimated people’s determination for democracy. India’s faltering in Myanmar is another black mark in its Neighbourhood First policy. Myanmar was supposed to …

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi
11 months, 1 week ago

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi

Firstpost  

India wants an “early resolution” of the “deteriorating situation in Myanmar” and said it is has been advocating for a complete succession of violence and the country’s transition towards inclusive federal democracy. February 1, marks three years since the military in Myanmar declared a state of emergency and ousted Aung San Suu Kyu’s government on this day in 2021, triggering …

Changing tide: The Hindu Editorial on democracy and Myanmar’s civil war
1 year, 1 month ago

Changing tide: The Hindu Editorial on democracy and Myanmar’s civil war

The Hindu  

There seems to be a rejuvenation in the hopes for a return to democracy in Myanmar if recent events in the civil war are anything to go by. The junta sought to overcome the protests following the coup with crackdowns besides detaining NLD leaders in its attempt to reverse the changes in Myanmar’s polity since its controlled democratisation in 2010. …

Mint Explainer: Why India supports Myanmar's contested military regime
1 year, 1 month ago

Mint Explainer: Why India supports Myanmar's contested military regime

Live Mint  

The conflict in Myanmar has intensified, with resistance groups dealing significant blows to the nation's military, which seized power from the elected government in 2021. Background of the conflict After Myanmar's military ousted the elected government in February 2021, arresting leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi, the country plunged into civil war. Criticisms of India's approach Critiques of India's position …

India may need to reconsider its engagements in Myanmar
1 year, 1 month ago

India may need to reconsider its engagements in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

Fresh fighting erupted between the military junta and resistance forces on November 13 in the border regions displacing around 5,000 persons into India. Increasing tensions in this region due to escalating crisis in Myanmar and continued ethnic conflict in Manipur pose grave security threat to India’s national security, with possibilities of greater destabilisation by insurgent groups. India-Myanmar military cooperation sought …

‘India must bring in changes in its policy towards Myanmar’
1 year, 1 month ago

‘India must bring in changes in its policy towards Myanmar’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India must end its “one-sided policy” of engaging only with the military junta in Myanmar, said Toe Kyaw Hlaing, a councillor in the National Unity Consultative Council of Myanmar, in an interview with Mint. According to the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, India has provided around $51 million in military aid to Myanmar since the …

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy

The Hindu  

July 31 and August 1 will be recorded as the crucial dates when the history of Myanmar’s ongoing tragedy was written. But more importantly, Ms. Suu Kyi’s return could potentially split the National Unity Government -led resistance. For example, India’s announcement of the Sairang-Hmawngbuchhuah railway project near the Myanmar border, under India’s Act East Policy, aims to counter China’s railway …

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw

ABP News  

On February 1, 2021, six months before the fall of Kabul, one of India’s friendly neighbouring countries Myanmar had a meltdown with the Tatmadaw taking control of the country, overthrowing the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. For the first time since the military coup took place in Myanmar that saw thousands of civilians getting killed, maimed …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | PM Modi in US | A major leap forward for India-US ties?
1 year, 6 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | PM Modi in US | A major leap forward for India-US ties?

The Hindu  

This week we are looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, which saw US President Joseph Biden roll out the red carpet for him. He is also the third Indian leader to be invited as a State visitor to Washington Since 2009, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was invited by President Barack Obama And in 1963, when President …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | PM Modi’s Indo-Pacific tour | Will Biden’s pullout be India’s gain?
1 year, 7 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | PM Modi’s Indo-Pacific tour | Will Biden’s pullout be India’s gain?

The Hindu  

We normally look at what’s already happened in the world, but given how much is expected in the week ahead, we wanted to give you a primer on what to expect and to look out for: A full week of travels ahead for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he attends the G-7 in Japan’s Hiroshima, then to Papua New Guinea’s …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | SCO FM meet | India’s bilateral tensions vs multilateral ambitions
1 year, 8 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | SCO FM meet | India’s bilateral tensions vs multilateral ambitions

The Hindu  

Ahead of its big summit in July, is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation setting itself up as a counter to the Western narrative in the world- or will bilateral ties like India’s tensions with China over the boundary or India-Pakistan tensions over terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir overshadow multilateral talks? -As host of the SCO summit this year, India hosted the …

Recalibrating India’s Approach to Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

Recalibrating India’s Approach to Myanmar

The Diplomat  

More than two years after the military coup in Myanmar, India’s longstanding approach to the country needs to change – at least, that was the argument put forward recently by Gautam Mukhopadhaya, a former Indian ambassador. In a two-part op-ed published in The Wire last month, Mukhopadhaya, who served as ambassador from 2013 to 2016, took aim at India’s “near …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Q&A | International diplomacy and India’s foreign policy
1 year, 9 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Q&A | International diplomacy and India’s foreign policy

The Hindu  

Each week at WorldView, we take a different subject for discussion on how international developments shape Indian Foreign Policy. I would be interested to learn about the role of various institutions like the MEA, PMO, and NSC in shaping India’s foreign policy, and how has diplomacy changed in the age of social media? Farrukh Ilyas While it is easier to …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Turkey - Syria earthquake | Why India’s relief efforts matter
1 year, 10 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Turkey - Syria earthquake | Why India’s relief efforts matter

The Hindu  

A global rescue effort is underway for Quake hit Turkiye and Syria- where the deathtoll is in the thousands already- Will India’s assistance be a diplomatic gamechanger? India was one of the worst hit, in Tamil Nadu and the Andaman and Nicobar islands, and yet launched HADR operations for Indonesia, Maldives and Sri Lanka- the Indian Navy deployed 32 Naval …

The quest for hope in Myanmar
1 year, 11 months ago

The quest for hope in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar today remains pessimistic about its future. In April 2021, Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing accepted ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ formula as a way out, but later he resiled from it, refusing to make any concessions to the opposition. Shunned by the West due to the war in Ukraine, Russia has found a willing partner in Myanmar’s generals who need Russian arms, …

Should Myanmar be a dilemma for India as global calls for restoration of democracy in Naypyidaw get louder?
1 year, 11 months ago

Should Myanmar be a dilemma for India as global calls for restoration of democracy in Naypyidaw get louder?

Firstpost  

On 10 January 2023, Myanmar’s air force strafed Camp Victoria, the headquarters of the Chin National Front. New Delhi has sought not to take sides on the matter and has along with Russia and China, abstained from a UN Security Council resolution criticising Myanmar’s military regime, and has instead called for “quiet, patient” and “constructive” diplomacy with the junta. Almost …

Foreign Secretary meets Myanmar military leaders, discusses border management
2 years, 1 month ago

Foreign Secretary meets Myanmar military leaders, discusses border management

The Hindu  

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra interacted with members of Myanmar’s military junta regime during his visit to the country this week, engaging in a discussion on border management, human trafficking issues and infrastructure projects. “During his meetings with the senior leadership of Myanmar, Foreign Secretary discussed maintenance of security and stability in the border areas of India and Myanmar; raised the …

UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’
2 years, 2 months ago

UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Tuesday that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.” Noeleen Heyzer told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee that more than 13.2 million people don’t have enough to eat, 1.3 million are displaced …

UN envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy
2 years, 4 months ago

UN envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, met Wednesday with the head of its military-installed government and called on him to urgently halt all violence, support a political path back to civilian rule and democracy, and allow the country’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to return home and to meet with her. He said the …

India surrounded by economic turmoil in neighbourhood
2 years, 5 months ago

India surrounded by economic turmoil in neighbourhood

Hindustan Times  

The Ukraine war leading to economic instability has cast its shadow over Indian sub-continent with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and now Bangladesh all approaching Bretton Woods institution for bailouts with Islamabad following Colombo and facing a risk of debt default due to dwindling foreign exchange reserves. Pak Army Chief Gen Bajwa called US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to seek …

Is India Hardening Its Position Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is India Hardening Its Position Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar?

The Diplomat  

On June 16, the Indian government hosted a special gathering of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in New Delhi. A joint statement issued after the summit reaffirmed both sides’ commitment “to further strengthen and deepen the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership for mutual benefit, across the whole spectrum of political, security, economic, socio-cultural, and development cooperation.” As with …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Two years after Galwan: How much has changed in India-China ties?
2 years, 6 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Two years after Galwan: How much has changed in India-China ties?

The Hindu  

The second year anniversary of the Galwan clashes- that occurred on the night of June 15-16, 2020 passed quietly- no memorials, no speeches-- a tweet from the defence minister. There have been 15 rounds of border commander talks since April 2020, when China first amassed its troops along the LAC, and these continued despite the Galwan clashes. Why is India’s …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Prophet comments: Why the diplomatic storm should bother India
2 years, 6 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Prophet comments: Why the diplomatic storm should bother India

The Hindu  

This week, the government dealt with a sudden diplomatic storm- one which it clearly didn’t expect, as a flurry of countries across the gulf and other parts of the world picked up on statements made about Prophet Mohammad by spokespersons of the ruling party here more than a week ago. The Embassies then posted a response saying that the Government …

The Hindu Editorial on Myanmar’s woes
2 years, 8 months ago

The Hindu Editorial on Myanmar’s woes

The Hindu  

The conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s deposed State Counsellor and pro-democracy leader, in a corruption case, shows nothing but the desperation of the junta to silence her. For the military, which seems determined to destroy the Southeast Asian nation’s popular democracy, Ms. Suu Kyi, under house arrest ever since the February 2021 coup, remains the enemy number one. …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Decoding Wang Yi’s visit to India
2 years, 9 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Decoding Wang Yi’s visit to India

The Hindu  

If you blinked you may have missed the Chinese Foreign Minister’s trip to Delhi on Friday- not only were his official meetings just a few hours, the visit was completely unannounced, and there was no build up of expectations. Even so, the importance of the visit for both China and India cannot be downplayed- primarily for what it means for …

Myanmar crisis: One year after putsch, why India needs to recalibrate its policy
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar crisis: One year after putsch, why India needs to recalibrate its policy

Firstpost  

Even a year after the military takeover on 1 February, 2021, civil unrest continues to rage in Myanmar. The call by Duwa Lashi La, the acting president of the National Unity Government, to accelerate the “People’s Defensive War”, albeit this time around by targeting “the military and its assets” has also witnessed a hitherto disunited resistance coming together to battle …

MEA's Harsh Shringla raises security concerns with Myanmar's military junta, calls for end to any violence
3 years ago

MEA's Harsh Shringla raises security concerns with Myanmar's military junta, calls for end to any violence

Firstpost  

The foreign secretary emphasised India’s interest in seeing Myanmar’s return to democracy at the earliest, release of detainees, resolution of issues through dialogue, and complete cessation of all violence, the MEA said in a statement on Thursday Naypyidaw : Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has raised matters relating to India’s security in the border areas with Myanmar’s State Administration Council …

Foreign secy to visit Myanmar; security situation on agenda
3 years ago

Foreign secy to visit Myanmar; security situation on agenda

Hindustan Times  

Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will visit Myanmar on Wednesday for talks with the military junta and political parties against the backdrop of growing concern in New Delhi over the fallout of the humanitarian and security situation in the neighbouring country. Shringla last visited Myanmar in October 2020, when he was accompanied by Indian Army chief General MM Naravane – …

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visits Washington for talks with U.S. officials
3 years, 4 months ago

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visits Washington for talks with U.S. officials

The Hindu  

Following his visit to New York where he chaired a meeting of the Security Council, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in Washington for meetings with officials including one with his counterpart Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Mr Shringla and Ms Sherman held “substantive discussions on advancing the India-US Strategic Partnership across sectors including healthcare, defense & security, trade …

Armed revolt in Myanmar may affect India: report
3 years, 6 months ago

Armed revolt in Myanmar may affect India: report

The Hindu  

A possible full-scale armed revolt in Myanmar is expected to have a spill-over effect on India, which will face the ethical dilemma on how to manage relations with the eastern neighbour under military rule, a report by the Singapore-based Institute of South Asian Studies has said. The report also said India, seen as a successful democracy, has an opportunity to …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Diplomatic Dominos: Kashmir and Afghanistan endgame
3 years, 6 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Diplomatic Dominos: Kashmir and Afghanistan endgame

The Hindu  

In this episode of Worldview, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a deeper look at a very interesting debate on an area where foreign policy meets domestic policy. Some estimates say that during the period from 2018, when it was last put on a greylist, Pakistan’s police have arrested and convicted atleast 27 UN designated terrorists and associates and …

In Myanmar, a coup-induced crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

In Myanmar, a coup-induced crisis

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 15,000 people from Myanmar have entered India since February, a Mizoram government official told Reuters on Tuesday. Domestically, New Delhi’s stance on the conflict-generated migrants can also impact Centre-state relations, especially in a sensitive region such as the Northeast. The lack of a formal legal framework, domestically and internationally, has allowed India to follow an ad hoc approach on …

India condemns Myanmar violence, expresses concern at UNSC meeting
3 years, 8 months ago

India condemns Myanmar violence, expresses concern at UNSC meeting

India Today  

India condemned the ongoing violence in Myanmar that has caused hundreds of deaths over the past months ever since the military coup toppled the elected government in February. Speaking at the Arria Formula UNSC meeting on Myanmar in New York, Deputy Permanent Representative of India at the United Nations Nagaraj Naidu said, “India condemns the use of violence in Myanmar …

From China Factor to Refugee Crisis: Why India Needs to Strike a Fine Balance on Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

From China Factor to Refugee Crisis: Why India Needs to Strike a Fine Balance on Myanmar

News 18  

India walks a fine line on Myanmar, where a military coup in February has posed a diplomatic challenge to New Delhi and triggered a refugee crisis that has directly impacted the North-East. Even as India, in its measured responses, has maintained that it is “deeply concerned” and “monitoring the situation closely”, the China factor weighs heavily on its mind. Myanmar’s …

‘No Refuge For Myanmarese’: Order ‘Misconstrued And ‘Misinterpreted’, Says Manipur Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

‘No Refuge For Myanmarese’: Order ‘Misconstrued And ‘Misinterpreted’, Says Manipur Govt

ABP News  

Imphal: The Manipur Government, which drew sharp criticism following an order issued on March 26 against the local authorities setting up food and shelter camps for Myanmar citizens entering India, has withdrawn the same stating “it appears that the contents of the letter have been misconstrued and interpreted differently” Withdrawing the order as many on social dubbed it “inhuman” and …

With conscientious objectors from Myanmar fleeing to Mizoram, India grapples with unique refugee problem
3 years, 9 months ago

With conscientious objectors from Myanmar fleeing to Mizoram, India grapples with unique refugee problem

India Today  

Myanmar has been witnessing nationwide mass protests against the recent military coup. Four other Myanmar police personnel who also fled their country have submitted a joint statement to the Mizoram Police department, saying: “As the Civil disobedience movement is gaining momentum and protest held by anti-coup protesters at different places we are instructed to shoot at the protesters. However, it …

India cannot turn a blind eye to crisis in Myanmar: Zoramthanga
3 years, 9 months ago

India cannot turn a blind eye to crisis in Myanmar: Zoramthanga

The Hindu  

As hundreds Myanmarese people took shelter in Mizoram fearing a military crackdown in the neighbouring country, State Chief Minister Zoramthanga has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “India cannot turn a blind eye” to the humanitarian crisis unfolding right in its backyard. In a letter dated March 18, Mr. Zoramthanga wrote to the Prime Minister, “As you are aware …

Prevent people's influx from crisis-hit Myanmar, MHA tells India's north-eastern states
3 years, 9 months ago

Prevent people's influx from crisis-hit Myanmar, MHA tells India's north-eastern states

India Today  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has written a letter, dated March 10, to India's north-eastern states on the Indo-Myanmar border, asking them to block the influx of people from the neighbouring country into Indian territory. Sent by an MHA deputy secretary-rank officer to the chief secretaries of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and the Director-General of Assam Rifles, the letter …

India terms social media reports about its role in deliberations on Myanmar coup in UNSC as 'mischievous'
3 years, 9 months ago

India terms social media reports about its role in deliberations on Myanmar coup in UNSC as 'mischievous'

Firstpost  

New York: India has termed as “mischievous and biased” social media reports about its role in deliberations on Myanmar in the UN Security Council and said its position on the issue has been clearly articulated. Myanmar’s military toppled the country’s government last month and seized power for one year, detaining top political figures, including de facto leader Aung San Suu …

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