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BIMSTEC Revival: A Compelling Alternative to the BRI in the Bay of Bengal
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on 9DASHLINE and has been republished with permission from the editors. With the sixth BIMSTEC summit scheduled to take place in Thailand in 2024, international media has turned its attention to the grouping to discuss its…
SAV Explainer: International Law Has Failed to Protect the Rohingya Refugees
On 25 August 2023, 1.3 million Rohingya refugees residing in southeastern Bangladesh observed ‘Genocide Day.’ This marked the 6th anniversary of their mass expulsion from northern Rakhine by the Tatmadaw, the Myanmar Armed Forces. The Rohingyas are one of the…
Where Does the Resistance Movement in Myanmar Stand?
Since the military junta overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021, Myanmar has been engulfed in a wave of political turmoil. The public has taken to the streets,…
Analyzing India’s Policy Options for Myanmar
The military junta government in Myanmar declared an extension of emergency for another six months on February 1st. This move indicates a delay in the proposed August elections, which many analysts believed would not have been free and fair. India’s policy posture toward…
UNSC Resolution 2669 and the Future of the Myanmar Crisis
On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup against the elected civilian government, the National League for Democracy (NLD), and declared a national state of emergency. People across Myanmar took to the streets to protest and demand the restoration…
Reconsidering India’s ‘Population Policy’ through a Regional Perspective
In the summer of 2021, two states of India–Uttar Pradesh and Assam–have considered bills to what they proclaim as ways to encourage implementation of ‘decent family planning’. Some see this as a way to target the minority Muslim population of the country who are…