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Pope Francis calls for liberation of Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi, 78, has been detained by the military since it overthrew her government in a 2021 coup.

Chin leader rejects Mizoram CM’s appeal to build ties with ‘strong’ Arakan Army. ‘Might cannot decide it’

Sui Khar says that Arakan Army being strong cannot be reason for ethnic outfit or Mizoram govt to choose what to do, downplays concerns of Myanmar conflict spilling into Lawngtlai.

Two Mizo teens ‘captured’ by Myanmar resistance group released, but with a warning

The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were taken captive by CDF-Hualngoram cadres last Sunday. They were also allegedly thrashed and tortured for ‘attacking’ a member of the resistance group.

Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar, says official

The violence has intensified as fighting between Myanmar's ruling junta and the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia drawn from the Buddhist majority.

10 chargesheeted by NIA in 2022 Mizoram arms & explosives case ‘linked to Myanmar-based insurgents’

NIA probe found 'conspiracy by Myanmar insurgents along with associates in Mizoram', and that consignment was supplied by a Guwahati-based explosives firm.

Facing ‘hostility’ in Myanmar, Hindu groups write to Modi, Murmu seeking change in OCI rules

Myanmar Hindu Union & India for Myanmar urged Indian govt to reassess ties with military govt, alleged Hindu leaders often find themselves under surveillance in neighbouring country.

St. Martin’s in Bangladesh — the tiny island that Hasina has accused US of wanting & its importance

Rumours of US wanting control over the island has been doing the rounds for several years now, with Washington even officially denying such plans.

Dozens of Rohingya killed in drone attack while fleeing Myanmar

Four witnesses, activists, and a diplomat described drone attacks on Monday that struck down families waiting to cross the border into neighbouring Bangladesh.

With Hasina’s exit, India loses its anchor in neighbourhood as challenges mount — Maldives to Myanmar 

Apart from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh helmed by Hasina was a stable partner in the region for India. With her departure, New Delhi's challenges are set to increase.

Myanmar’s junta terrorised a Rohingya Muslim town. Then rebels burned it down

International watchdogs like Amnesty, as well as Rohingya activist groups, have previously accused the Arakan Army of abuses like abductions. It has always denied the allegations.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.