Aung San Suu Kyi had been sentenced to a 4-year jail term by a court in Myanmar after holding her guilty of inciting dissent. Her sentence was later reduced to 2 years.
Suu Kyi is being tried for allegedly violating Covid restrictions during the election in 2020, as well as incitement and possessing unlicensed walkie-talkies.
Myanmar military's playbook of unmitigated violence against its own citizens has worked in the past. Two months since the coup, large-scale demonstrations continue.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have ignored bans on public gatherings, leading to occasional clashes with security forces that has left a handful of protesters dead.
A stable, democratic Myanmar is necessary for India to unlock the potential of 'Act East', and to stabilise the politics of Nagaland, Manipur, and Assam.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the US stands with the people of Burma, supports their right to assemble peacefully and their right to freedom of expression.
In episode 674 of 'Cut The Clutter', ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party in Myanmar was overthrown and what this means for India.
Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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