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Topic: Myanmar

India issues new advisory against fake job rackets in Myanmar, flags another ‘dangerous’ area

The Indian embassy in Yangon has previously issued advisories on the subject in July 2022, October 2022, March 2023 & September 2023. Monday’s statement flagged a new dangerous area in Pha Lu.

UK calls for increased aid to Myanmar amid rising food insecurity

UK ambassador says over half of Myanmar's children are out of school, and many face malnutrition.

More than 1,300 Myanmar nationals pour into Mizoram to escape clashes across border

Refugees are taking shelter in villages along border in Mizoram's Champhai district, it is learnt. Latest influx follows clashes between rebels & Myanmar army and its allies in Chin State.

Retreating from anti-regime ops in Myanmar, 34 Meitei insurgents return to Manipur, ‘surrender’

UNLF-P signed a peace pact with Centre & Manipur govt last year. But a small group was holding out at Myanmar’s Myothit camp until it came under attack from anti-coup forces this month.

NIA says NSCN-IM sent Myanmar groups to ‘destabilise’ Manipur, outfit counters with ‘proxy war’ claim

NIA has said a ‘China-Myanmar module’ of Naga group NSCN-IM sent Meitei insurgents to stir trouble in Manipur. Now NSCN-IM claims Indian support for Kuki rebels in 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.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief says India, China carried out ‘readjustment’ of troops. ‘Trying to increase trust factor’

While both India and China have carried out disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, the process of de-escalation is still under discussion & has not been agreed upon.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.