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Pragmatism Over Principle? Why India Has Moved Closer to the Myanmar Regime
In 2024, three years after wresting power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, made an unsurprising choice for his first foreign trip: China. But, two years on, he picked a different neighbor for his maiden foreign tour…
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…
Ashtalakshmi in the Northeast: Development Without Security?
During his visit to Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh in September 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Northeast as the country’s “Ashtalakshmi,” invoking the group of eight forms of the goddess Lakshmi and symbolizing the region’s cultural wealth, rich…
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.
म्यांमार के नियोजित चुनावों से अधिक रोष का ख़तरा
8 अप्रैल, 2025 को म्यांमार की सैन्य सरकार, जिसे तत्मादाव भी कहा जाता है, ने इस वर्ष दिसंबर के दूसरे पखवाड़े और अगले वर्ष जनवरी के पहले पखवाड़े तक बहुदलीय चुनाव कराने की अपनी योजना की पुनः पुष्टि की| राजनैतिक…