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India at the UNSC: The First Six Months
Since the early 1990s, India has made its ambition to hold a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) abundantly clear. Over time, New Delhi has worked aggressively towards this end. While the international community builds consensus over UNSC reforms through the…
Myanmar’s Military Isn’t Playing Politics: It’s Trying to End Them
This week, Aung San Suu Kyi, the imprisoned leader of Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy, appeared in court to face political charges levied by a military regime bent on ending her career. Suu Kyi defiantly proclaimed through her lawyer…
The Myanmar Coup and India’s Refugee Policy
The military coup in Myanmar in early February—and the ensuing crackdown on citizens and political opposition protesting the coup—has led to an emerging refugee crisis in South Asia. The Indian state of Mizoram, which borders Myanmar, has become an entry…
The Coup in Myanmar: Strategic and Political Implications for South Asia
On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrested and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi along with several senior civilian leaders from the National League for Democracy (NLD), in what has been…
An Update on the Rohingya Crisis
Three years after the Myanmar Army orchestrated the genocide of Rohingya in the Rakhine State, the crisis continues. Almost 1 million survivors of the Army’s brutal crackdown are stuck in transient settlements in Bangladesh, stateless for over three years. Back…
Indo-Naga Political Negotiations: An Explainer
Formation of the Naga Identity “Nagas have a unique history and identity,” expressed Mr. Thuingaleng Muivah, one of the top leaders of the Naga separatist movement, in a recent interview to a popular Indian web-based news platform. The Nagas take…