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.
India’s fledgling defence industry has struggled to translate capacity into mass production or compete globally, resulting in continued reliance on imports.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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