Section Archive

Rise of Rakhine Rebels Poses Challenge for Myanmar Junta

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The Arakan Army has used the ceasefire with regime forces in Rakhine State in western Myanmar to establish its own separate administration.

Victory is around the corner for Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Nay Phone Latt

The Myanmar people have shown that they are committed to the NUG’s Federal Democratic Charter and the end of military dictatorship.

Boom in Betel Nut Smuggling From Myanmar to India

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Guest Column

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya

Authorities in India’s border states of Mizoram and Manipur are struggling to stop the illicit trade in the highly profitable and addictive nut.

Cambodia: ASEAN’s Spoiler or Savior?

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Guest Column

By Kavi Chongkittavorn

Hun Sen will not shy away from enhancing dialogue with Myanmar from the first day.

Myanmar Military’s Pyrrhic Victory

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Guest Column

By David I. Steinberg

The military’s coup is a self-inflicted wound that has been disastrous for Myanmar and destroyed any lingering respect for the armed forces.

Will India Serve as a Catalyst to Solve Myanmar Crisis?

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Guest Column

By Jayanta Kalita

The message of the foreign minister’s visit is that New Delhi will continue to call for democracy while talking with junta leaders to mitigate India’s security concerns.

Myanmar’s Society Has Been Transformed Over the Last Decade

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The military regime fails to understand that the country has changed radically since 2010.

Assessing the Implications of Blinken’s Aborted Visit to Thailand

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Missing his Bangkok stopover deprived the US secretary of state of the chance to put out major policy statements on Myanmar and the Mekong region.

Indian Army’s Special Forces Under Scanner in Killing Of Civilians

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Opinion

By Jayanta Kalita

The 21 Para SF, which was involved in controversial surgical strikes in Myanmar in 2015, is now accused of an unprovoked massacre of villagers in Nagaland state.

The Misguided US ‘Democracy Summit’

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Inviting some nations and shunning others creates division and gives ammunition to China and Russia; the US should focus on backing democratic youth movements worldwide.

Myanmar Needs Urgent Humanitarian Assistance

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Guest Column

By Lin Htet Myat

The International community must find new ways of providing aid to the ever-increasing number of people falling into poverty under military rule.

India’s Dilemma Over Ties With Myanmar Military

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

New Delhi anxious not to be seen endorsing the military’s coup but needs the junta’s help to monitor the India-Myanmar frontier.

A New Politics is Taking Shape in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

The anti-coup resistance movement is being driven by a new generation and not by political personality cults of the past.

Cambodia, ASEAN and Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

In his uncharacteristic recent criticism of the Myanmar junta, Cambodian strongman and new ASEAN chair Hun Sen is likely just playing ‘bad cop’ to Beijing’s ‘good cop.’

Chronicling Four Decades of Separatist Activity by Manipur’s PLA in Myanmar 

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Guest Column

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya

Amid a changed security landscape since the Feb. 1 military coup, the Indian rebel group and others appear to be reasserting their presence inside Myanmar.