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Myanmar Round Up: February 2020
Jaideep Chanda Article

A round up of selected English open source reports on Myanmar
The Presidential visit by President U Win Myint to India was the major highlight of India Myanmar relationsfor February 2020. Sadly, violence dominated February 2020 in ....

April 02, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , Coronavirus , Presidential Visit , President U Win Myint , Rakhine Conflict , Internally Displaced Persons , Food Shortages , Peace talks with AA , Kachin Independence Army
Tatmadaw Day 27 March 2020: Things that the Myanmar Armed Forces must do to remain credible and relevant
Jaideep Chanda Commentary

The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar Armed Forces are referred to, celebrate their 75th Anniversary Day on 27 March 2020, i.e. today. The Tatmadaw Nay as it is also referred to, March 27, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Commentary , Tatmadaw Day 27 March 2020 , Tatmadaw Diamond Jubilee , Myanmar Armed Forces credibility and relevance , 75th Anniversary Day things that Myanmar Armed Forces must do , Four Solemn Vows of the Tatmadaw Members , Three National Causes

COVID-19 reaches Myanmar: Why India Must React Fast
Jaideep Chanda Commentary

In an article on 23 March 2020, noted Myanmar author and journalist Bertil Lintner raised the alarm about a number of respiratory disease rel....

March 25, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Commentary , COVID-19 in Myanmar , flatten the curve in Myanmar , Coronavirus in Myanmar , Indian assistance to Myanmar in COVID-19
Myanmar Economy: Current Trends and Issues
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

According to a recent World Bank Report (15 January 2020) the Myanmar economy is growing at a steady pace; it ....

March 06, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Commentary , India , economic sanctions , COVID-19 , World Bank , Myanmar GDP , Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) , State Owned Enterprises
Raising ‘Myanmar Consciousness’: Visit of the President of Myanmar to India (26 - 29 February 2020)
Jaideep Chanda Article

Myanmar scholars have a tough time! The appalling lack of ‘Myanmar consciousness’ of the Indian mainstream media, especially the English print media, is reflected by the near total absence of the coverage of the visit of His Excellency U Win Myin....

February 28, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar President visit to India February 2020 , Joint Statement Myanmar February 2020 , MoUs with Myanmar February 2020 , Myanmar consciousness , Rakhine State Development Programme
शी हजूर! म्यांमार के लिए ‘नए दौर’ में पुरानी शराब
Jaideep Chanda Article

म्यांमार उस समय बेल्ट एंड रोड इनीशिएटिव (बीआरआई) में एक तरह से शामिल हो गया था, जब मई 2017 में आंग सान....

February 18, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , New Era , Xi Hajoor! , Hearts and Minds Investments , म्यांमार. Xi Jinping visits Myanmar
Myanmar Round Up: January 2020 (A round up of selected English open source reports on Myanmar)
Jaideep Chanda Article

Myanmar charged into the New Year with high profile events dominating January 2020, viz. the visit by Xi Jinping; publication of the Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) Report and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) interim verdict. In addi....

February 14, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Xi Jinping , ICOE , ICJ Interim , Japan Myanmar Relations
Myanmar Round Up: December 2019
Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF Article

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s spirited though controversial visit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), The Hague, to defend her nation, its armed forces and its conduct leading to the Rohingya Crisis, was the predominant event in December. Interna....

January 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , Myanmar , Peace , Rohingya issue , Neighbourhood studies , ICJ verdict , Arakan army
Xi Hajoor ! Old Wine in the ‘New Era’ for Myanmar
Jaideep Chanda Article

Background
Myanmar effectively boarded the BRI when Aung San Suu Kyi attended the First Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in May 2017. President Xi Jinping even acknowledged Myanmar in the context of the BRI in ....

January 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , New Era , Xi Jinping visits Myanmar , Xi Hajoor! , Documents Signed , Hearts and Minds Investments
VIF Delegation Visit to Myanmar

A delegation from VIF led by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director and comprising of Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Sawhney, Amb (Retd) Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Dr Sreeradha Datta and Col Jaideep Chanda visited Myanmar from 9 – 12 December 2019. The delegation interacted....

January 02, 2020 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Visit to Myanmar , MISS , Rohingya , UEHRD , Human Rights Commission , Foreign Affairs , MIPS
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