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India’s Pragmatic Engagement with Myanmar: Opportunities for the QUAD?
In June 2026, former Myanmar Tatmadaw leader and current head of the new administration, Min Aung Hlaing, paid his first state visit to India in his first foreign visit following the military-run elections in December 2025-January 2026. During the five-day…
BIMSTEC and the Challenge of Asymmetric Adoption
Long dismissed as “summit-driven” and superficial, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is now beginning to deliver. On May 16, 2026, the BIMSTEC Secretariat confirmed that the Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation (AMTC), the…
भारत 2025 में: रणनीतिक स्वायत्तता के आंकलन के मझधार में पुनर्संतुलन की चाहत
2025 में भारतीय विदेश नीति को एक जटिल बाह्य वातावरण से गुज़रना पड़ा है| इस दौरान भारत को कुछ कठिन चुनौतियों का सामना करना पड़ा है - विशेष रूप से, 2047 तक विकसित भारत की परिकल्पना की दिशा में आर्थिक…
SAV Q&A with Avinash Paliwal: Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India’s Neighborhood
Last year's political upheaval in Bangladesh and the ongoing conflict in Myanmar underscore significant challenges on India's eastern flank. To make sense of these dynamics, South Asian Voices spoke with Dr. Avinash Paliwal on October 29 about Indian foreign policy toward Bangladesh, Myanmar, and the wider neighborhood.
Myanmar’s Planned Elections Risk Breeding More Resentment
On April 8, 2025, the Myanmar military government—also called the Tatmadaw—reaffirmed its plans to hold multi-party elections by the second half of December this year and the first half of January next year. Parties have been asked to file their…
Strategic Relevance Without Reach: India’s Lagging Engagement with ASEAN
The 2025 edition of the State of Southeast Asia Survey Report, published by the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, highlights India’s growing strategic importance in the region. Drawing on the responses of Southeast Asian opinion leaders—including policymakers, academics, business professionals, civil society…