The junta and Indian government are keen to revive cross-border trade and business projects, but realities on the ground make that a distant prospect.
Read moreDetailsThe Irrawaddy looks at two key ethnic armies that are fighting to prop up the regime—one in southern Shan and the other in Sagaing Region.
Deft statecraft will be needed in New Delhi as war-torn Myanmar becomes a geopolitical chessboard for China and the US, and Bangladesh drifts towards radicalism.
Regime boss Min Aung Hlaing appears to be retreating from previous offers to hold a general election this year, saying nationwide peace is a prerequisite.
The regime’s election plan and scam center crackdowns were on the agenda as junta representatives met officials from Belarus, Brazil, China and ASEAN nations in January.
China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.
Born in 1915, Aung San’s aspirations for a unified and democratic Myanmar went unfulfilled...
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