Golden Land Ablaze by Bertil Lintner offers a sharp, insightful account of Myanmar’s political unrest, ethnic conflict, and the roots of its ongoing crisis.
‘A client from Mumbai put in Rs 2.5 cr after taking a personal loan and lost all the money’. Two men in their 20s reveal how ‘scam farms’ in Myanmar identify, dupe targets.
The military may also be hoping that it can use the disaster to rebuild its brand overseas. The surprise announcement of a ceasefire by the generals is part of that process.
The United States Geological Service's predictive modelling estimated the death toll could exceed 10,000 people in Myanmar, and that losses could be greater than the country's GDP.
Individuals worked in the compound guarded by armed militia & the money earned was converted to crypto with help of finance centres that facilitated the conversion, it is learnt.
The Trilateral Highway was considered to be one of the most concrete efforts in India’s Act East Policy. However, work on various segments remains to be completed due to security and other reasons.
Entering India from Bangladesh, 4 Rohingya Muslims flew to Russia; 2 took a ‘donkey route’ to Latvia. Sent back, arrested & now out on bail, their journeys highlight costs of a refugee’s dreams.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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