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Special Commentary
Managing Displacement: A Critical Examination of Bangladesh and the Rohingya
Fiona Raval. · 28 Apr, 2025 · #5889 · Commentary
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Bangladesh from 13-16 March to address the ongoing Rohingya crisis. The Secretary-General shares Dhaka’s concerns about the severity of the issue and its far-reaching implications for the refugees and ...
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At the Edge of a State: Examining Rohingya Marginalisation in Myanmar
Fiona Raval. · 08 Jan, 2025 · #5883 · Commentary
As the civil war in Myanmar intensifies, the long-standing brutalities committed against the Rohingya have also seen a surge. This escalation has prompted the UN to state that it fears a repeat of the excesses committed against the group in 2017 and ...
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What Factors Influence Thailand’s Approach to Refugees?
Fiona Raval. · 26 Apr, 2024 · #5874 · Commentary
Thailand is looking at a new wave of refugees and asylum-seekers with the establishment of mandatory military service in Myanmar. The junta in Myanmar has recently activated the country’s conscription law, creating widespread panic and the possibil ...
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Lost Bets: Rethinking India’s Myanmar Strategy
Fiona Raval. · 27 Dec, 2023 · #5863 · Commentary
The Tatmadaw usurped power in Myanmar through a coup in February 2021. In the two and a half years since, India has been tolerant of the junta and hasn’t yet interacted with the pro-democracy National Unity Government (NUG). Further, in taking ...
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Rohingya Repatriation: Caught between State Failure and Armed Resistance
Krishna Kumar Saha. · 07 Jun, 2023 · #5852 · Commentary
Bangladesh and Myanmar have recently
initiated a repatriation programme
to return Rohingya refugees to their homeland—of whom over a million live in
overcrowded camps in Bangladesh. These initiatives have drawn support from
other countries in t ...
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India’s Future-Oriented Strategy for a Post-Poll Myanmar
Dr. Sripathi Narayanan. · 09 Oct, 2020 · #5731 · Commentary
Weeks before Myanmar elects its new parliament
and provincial assemblies on 8 November, India’s Army Chief, Gen MM Naravane,
and Foreign Secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, paid a two-day visit to the
country (4-5 October). This was one of the ra ...
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Of Guarantees and Stalemates: An Assessment of Myanmar’s Fourth 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference
Angshuman Choudhury. · 14 Sep, 2020 · #5723 · Commentary
On 21 August,
Myanmar drew the curtains on the fourth iteration of its flagship union
dialogue forum, Union Peace Conference (UPC), also known as 21st Century
Panglong Conference. The three-day conference was held in Naypyidaw with
COVID-19 proto ...
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Myanmar
Women's Participation in Myanmar's Peace Process
Akanksha Khullar. · 08 Aug, 2019 · #5610 · Commentary
For
years, women in Myanmar have been powerful advocates for comprehensive peace
and good governance, calling for reconciliation and democratic transition; demanding
legislations that protect women’s rights; and leading civil society initiatives ...
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Political Stability
Amending Myanmar’s Military-Drafted Constitution: The Prime Agendas and Actors
Angshuman Choudhury. · 02 Aug, 2019 · #5607 · Commentary
On 30 July, the union parliament of Myanmar formally initiated a
debate on amending the military-drafted 2008 constitution, two weeks after a
Charter Amendment Committee (CAC) submitted 3765 recommendations. Formed
through a parliamentary vote in ...
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Special Commentary
Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings and the Need for a Regional Counter-Terror Strategy
AS Lamba. · 19 Jul, 2019 · #5603 · Commentary
On 21 April 2019, Sri Lanka witnessed
its largest terrorist attack since the end of its brutal 26-year civil war.
These Islamic State (IS) attacks targeted Easter celebrations and luxury hotels
in Colombo, killing Sri Lankan and foreign nationals. ...
