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Topic: Myanmar

‘Krrish’ unmasked: How CBI trapped the ghost who ‘lured Indians to Myanmar cyber scam farms’

With just an alias to go by, investigators stayed locked on to their faceless target until they got their man moments before he could fly away.

During 1963 Burma exodus, Indian families trusted a young diplomat with their gold. It was Eric Gonsalves

Gonsalves, a part of India’s second-ever batch of foreign service officers, passed away Sunday in a hospital in Bengaluru at 97.

Porous borders, patchy checks: Foreigners’ arrests bare gaps exploited to slip into Myanmar via Mizoram

This was also evident in the case of 7 foreign nationals, arrested by NIA last week, who allegedly entered the state and then crossed over to Myanmar without being flagged.

Assam Congress shouldn’t blame BJP for its leadership failures

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Gaddafi’s prisoner to Venezuela ‘covert’ ops, US national in NIA custody an ‘adventurer’ without pause

Matthew VanDyke is among seven foreigners held on charges of crossing over to Myanmar to train Myanmar-based Ethnic Armed Groups.

The Myanmar ‘plot’: 6 Ukrainians, 1 American arrested for ‘aiding insurgents, direct link to terrorists’

NIA also told Delhi court the 7 had entered Mizoram illegally before crossing over to Myanmar. The 7 foreign nationals were taken into custody Friday & booked under UAPA.

7 foreigners in NIA custody under UAPA for ‘meeting ethnic groups in Myanmar, drone delivery from Europe’

The foreign nationals—6 Ukrainians & 1 American—are said to have been arrested at the airports of Lucknow, Delhi and Kolkata.

Bangladesh and Myanmar show winning the streets doesn’t translate to winning elections

Movements surge, reshape public discourse and unsettle incumbents but struggle to embed themselves within the machinery of the state.

Fake call centres, drug dens—why China executed 11 members of Myanmar’s Ming family

The Mings—first among the alleged kingpins of the fraud to face execution—was responsible for the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and injuries to several others from 2015 to 2023.

Myanmar elections: A test for junta, India’s balancing act & China’s influence

Myanmar, ruled by junta, will vote in 3 phases starting Sunday, then 11 and 25 Jan. Much-delayed polls come at a time when nation is grappling with civil war, hunger & economic woes. 

On Camera

India has 291 homoeopathic colleges in 2026, says Minister of Ayush Prataprao Jadhav

The World Homoeopathy Day 2026 is an opportunity to reassure that traditional medical systems remain accessible, and integral to a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready healthcare system.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.