Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the consequences for Myanmar to be dire
1 week, 6 days ago

Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the consequences for Myanmar to be dire

Deccan Chronicle  

On December 9, 2024, the Arakan Army, one of the most powerful ethnic armed organisations and one from the three Brotherhood Alliance, battling the Myanmar Army captured one of the last Army outposts in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, thereby gaining full control of the 271-km-long border with Bangladesh. Rakhine state does not border India, but the key port of Sittwe and Sittwe-Paletwa road of the KMTTP pass through Rakhine. While Myanmar’s Rakhine state has drawn the world’s attention now due to the AA offensive, the unique role Rakhine plays in China’s Belt and Road Initiative must be understood. Rakhine state is the host to China’s largest investment projects in the country: the $2.5 billion Sino-Myanmar oil and gas pipelines, the $7.3 billion Kyaukphyu deep-sea port and the $2.7 billion special economic zone. China sees India’s Act East Policy and in it, the major KMTTP project, as one that clashes with its strategic and economic interests, particularly because Sittwe and Kyaukphu are both in Rakhine.

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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 …

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh

Live Mint  

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer -long border with Bangladesh. The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
2 months ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The U.N. Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
2 months ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on …

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar
6 months ago

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar's Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run-up to "genocidal violence" eight years ago against the persecuted Rohingya minority, a UN expert warned on July 4. "The situation in Rakhine State, where the junta is rapidly losing territory to the Arakan Army, is terrifying," Mr. Andrews said. Mr. Andrews, an independent expert appointed by the rights …

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks

The Diplomat  

The Arakan Army claimed on May 19 that it had seized control of a strategic town in western Myanmar after weeks of fighting, amid reports of arson attacks and mass displacement of Rohingya communities in the area. In the statement, Turk said that he was "deeply alarmed by reports of renewed violence and property destruction in Buthidaung township.” He added, …

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has begun basic training at military bases and schools across the country for draftees called up under the country’s recently activated conscription law, state-run media reported on Tuesday. The authorities activated the conscription law in February in a bid to to replenish the ranks that have been depleted in nationwide battles against ethnic minority armed groups …

'Situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state has deteriorated': MEA warns Indians
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state has deteriorated': MEA warns Indians

Hindustan Times  

Amid the deteriorating security situation in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, the Ministry of External Affairs said that it has told all the Indians to evacuate and move away from there. In February, India issued an advisory for Indian citizens, advising them not to travel to the Rakhine state of Myanmar amid a deteriorating security situation. The Ministry of External …

Advances by Myanmar’s anti-junta forces mount pressure on port developed by India
10 months, 1 week ago

Advances by Myanmar’s anti-junta forces mount pressure on port developed by India

Hindustan Times  

The fall of Paletwa and several key cities in western Myanmar to anti-junta resistance forces has increased pressure on Sittwe, a port city developed with New Delhi’s assistance that is home to an Indian consulate, people familiar with the matter said. Last week, the Arakan Army said it had captured Ponnagyun township police station, 30 km from Sittwe, and told …

Northeastern View | India’s relationship with Myanmar’s Arakan Army — it’s complicated
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Northeastern View | India’s relationship with Myanmar’s Arakan Army — it’s complicated

Hindustan Times  

On February 6, India’s ministry of external affairs issued an advisory for Indian nationals to not travel to western Myanmar’s Rakhine State. “Operation Leech” was likely undertaken at the behest of the Myanmar military, but for India, it severely dented India’s relationship with the Arakanese revolutionaries. In fact, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, which keeps track of such …

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar
11 months ago

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

India on Tuesday issued the first advisory for its citizens in Myanmar following a sharp downturn in the security situation, asking citizens to immediately leave Rakhine state. Rakhine state is among the areas where armed ethnic groups have registered significant successes against Myanmar’s junta since three powerful organisations launched an offensive last October. “In view of the deteriorating security situation, …

Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Arakan Army fighters claim control of key city in northwestern Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Lying along the Kaladar River in Chin State, Paletwa is a strategically important city on a major trade route. The Arakan Army, an armed ethnic group fighting as part of an alliance against the Myanmar military, has claimed control of a key western town near the border with India and Bangladesh. “There is not a single military council camp left …

‘High stakes’: India at UN on displaced Myanmar nationals' repatriation
2 years, 6 months ago

‘High stakes’: India at UN on displaced Myanmar nationals' repatriation

Hindustan Times  

India on Tuesday said it has high stakes in the resolution of the issue of repatriation of the displaced persons from Rakhine state of Myanmar, news agency ANI reported. "Towards this end, our support has been for the people on the ground at both Cox's Bazar and Rakhine state," news agency ANI quoted Madhu Sudan. Talking about the influx of …

Myanmar’s military coup prolongs misery for Rohingya in Rakhine
3 years ago

Myanmar’s military coup prolongs misery for Rohingya in Rakhine

Al Jazeera  

Bangkok, Thailand – In early August, military officials assigned to Rakhine State by Myanmar’s generals summoned leaders from the mainly Muslim Rohingya community in Buthidaung township to a meeting on the banks of the Mayu River. “Currently we are participating all-together in the AA’s administration … Because the AA is acting with equality and law for all of us,” a …

India's Myanmar Outreach as Friction with China on LAC Continues
4 years, 3 months ago

India's Myanmar Outreach as Friction with China on LAC Continues

News 18  

Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Chief of Army staff General MM Naravane travelled to Nay Pi Taw and discussed bilateral issues with Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday. Secondly, despite being vary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Myanmar became hugely dependent on China as it faced global isolation in 2017 over the persecution of the Rohingyas in …

Myanmar military steps up attacks as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar military steps up attacks as coronavirus spreads

Al Jazeera  

Tatmadaw steps up attacks in Rakhine despite epidemic, killing more than 40 people in April alone, say rights group. “While the country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the military is escalating its offensives against ethnic armed groups in Rakhine, Chin, Karen and northern Shan state,” said Naw Hser Hser, general-secretary of the Women’s League of Burma. “The military seizes …

CAA, NRC and Lessons for the Govt of India from the Rohingya crisis
4 years, 11 months ago

CAA, NRC and Lessons for the Govt of India from the Rohingya crisis

Op India  

The partition of India by colonial Britain in 1947 on the basis of Islamic majority regions resulting in the formation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh later has left a deep and lasting scar on Indian Civilization. The Government of Myanmar has consistently opposed the self-nominated term of Rohingya because the Chittagonian Rakhine Muslims …

Rakhine: the new front in Myanmar’s violent ethnic conflicts
5 years ago

Rakhine: the new front in Myanmar’s violent ethnic conflicts

Al Jazeera  

Yangon, Myanmar – A year ago, four police stations in the conflict-ridden western Rakhine State of Myanmar came under attack from the Arakan Army leaving an estimated 13 officers dead and nine injured. Myanmar’s military promised to “crush the terrorists”, marking the beginning of the latest bloody chapter in the country’s never-ending conflicts, waged primarily between the Tatmadaw and various …

On sidelines of ASEAN summit, Narendra Modi tells Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's cooperation against insurgent groups important to India
5 years, 2 months ago

On sidelines of ASEAN summit, Narendra Modi tells Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's cooperation against insurgent groups important to India

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi also conveyed to Aung San Suu Kyi about India’s readiness to expand its socio-economic projects in the country’s Rakhine state, months after New Delhi implemented a housing project in the restive province. Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi about the importance India attaches to her country’s cooperation in ensuring …

India attaches importance to Myanmar’s cooperation against insurgent groups: PM Modi to Suu Kyi
5 years, 2 months ago

India attaches importance to Myanmar’s cooperation against insurgent groups: PM Modi to Suu Kyi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi about the importance India attaches to her country’s cooperation in ensuring that insurgent groups do not find space to operate across the India-Myanmar border. The Prime Minister also conveyed to Ms. Suu Kyi about India’s readiness to expand its socio-economic projects in the country’s Rakhine State, …

Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years on treason charge
5 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years on treason charge

Al Jazeera  

Aye Maung was sentenced for his so-called inflammatory speech in January 2018, a day before the deadly riots broke out. A Myanmar court has sentenced a prominent Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely to intensify anger amid fighting between the ethnic group and the army. Security forces tried to calm hundreds of supporters outside …

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