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Topic: Myanmar

Myanmar’s detained former leader & Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

Suu Kyi, 78, has been detained by Myanmar's military since it overthrew her govt in a 2021 coup. She faces 27 years in prison for treason, bribery, etc., charges she denies.

‘If things were normal in Myanmar…’ — in Mizoram, Jaishankar says free movement scrapped as precaution

Mizoram shares a 510 km border with neighbouring country. On 8 February, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced decision to scrap Free Movement Regime between India & Myanmar.

India-Myanmar-Thailand highway — final piece of the puzzle in New Delhi’s Atlantic to Pacific push

India is to construct about 200 km of the trilateral highway. At least 30% of total construction remains in various stages of completion owing to the security situation in Myanmar.

UN Secretary-General calls for protection of civilians, end to violence in Myanmar

The expansion of the conflict in the Rakhine State is having a destabilizing impact on the region and exacerbating existing tensions, the statement said, quoting Guterres.

Situation in Manipur ‘tragic’, open borders with Myanmar an ‘issue’, says Jaishankar

The foreign minister, who is on a four-day visit to South Korea and Japan, also told the diaspora in Seoul about his government’s efforts to make the Northeast a ‘bridge’ to the extended region.

Mizoram MP meets Myanmar militants in push to speed up work on key connectivity project

RS MP K. Vanlalvena meets Arakan Army rebels, Indian & Myanmar construction companies for Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project that will link Lawngtlai with Sittwe port.

Myanmar Generals’ nuclear dreams are Asian crime bosses’ hope to defend their last citadel

The case is entwined with the story of centuries-old criminal clans in Southeast Asia, who forged empires in the crucible of the colonial era using drugs, guns, sex, and political power.

Myanmar poachers’ boat hits rock as they were inebriated during journey to Andaman, 2 still missing

Port Blair: A police investigation into the death of six Myanmarese poachers, whose bodies were found in remote Narcondam island in Andaman and Nicobar...

India can’t afford to shut its doors to Myanmar unrest. It’s a threat to Indian security

India always supports a return to civilian rule, but it can’t extend support to the Ethnic Armed Organisations seeking independence.

Myanmar junta makes military service compulsory for young people

As per the mandatory service, men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 have to serve up to two years, while doctors up to 45 serve three years.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.