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 | MYANMAR'S TROUBLED HISTORY: COUPS, MILITARY RULE, AND ETHNIC CONFLICT By Lindsay Maizland
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has suffered decades of repressive military rule, poverty due to years of
isolationist economic policies, and civil war with ethnic minority groups.
The transfer to civilian leadership in 2011 spurred hopes of democratic reforms. But the military maintained
control over parts of the government, and security forces began a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the
Rohingya.
The military launched a coup in February ...Read more > | 9 Pages 362.52 KB |
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 | MYANMAR FOREIGN POLICY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES By Maung Aung Myoe
Regarding the foreign policy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, article
41 of the 2008 constitution states that ‘the Union practises independent, active
and non-aligned foreign policy aimed at world peace and friendly relations with
nations and upholds the principles of peaceful co-existence among nations’. In a
subsequent article, it is stated that ‘the Union shall not commence aggression
against any ...Read more > | 22 Pages 643.00 KB |
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 | U.S. RESTRICTIONS ON RELATIONS WITH BURMA By Congressional Research Service
Major changes in Burma’s political situation since 2016 have raised questions among some
Members of Congress concerning the appropriateness of U.S. policy toward Burma (Myanmar) in
general, and the current restrictions on relations with Burma in particular. During the time Burma
was under military rule (1962–2011), restrictions were placed on bilateral relations in an attempt
to encourage the Burmese military, or Tatmadaw, to permit the restoration of democracy. ...Read more > | 29 Pages 1.15 MB |
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 | THE ROHINGYA CRISIS By Eleanor Albert and Lindsay Maizland
For decades, Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim minority group, in Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist
country, have faced institutionalized discrimination, such as exclusionary citizenship laws.
The Myanmar government launched a military campaign in 2017 that forced seven hundred
thousand Rohingya to flee. Rights groups suspect the government has committed genocide against
the Rohingya, but officials deny the ...Read more > | 11 Pages 283.94 KB |
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 | MYANMAR IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 By The World Bank
The Covid-19 pandemic has interrupted Myanmar’s economic expansion, and while Myanmar is
expected to narrowly escape a recession, helped by a strong start to the fiscal year, policy responses,
and the limited disease outbreak, the growth recovery is at great risk. Myanmar’s GDP growth is
estimated to drop from 6.8 percent in FY2018/19 to 0.5 percent in FY2019/20. Following strong activity in
the first five months of the year, the pandemic and associated containment measures are ...Read more > | 83 Pages 4.18 MB |
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 | CROSSING THE LINE: GEOPOLITICS AND CRIMINALITY AT THE INDIA–MYANMAR BORDER By Prem Mahadevan
The remote and isolated north-eastern region of India is a classic example of a
forgotten frontier (Figure 1). Lying adjacent to Myanmar, it is an insurgencyridden area with a vibrant smuggling economy that connects South Asia with
South East Asia. It is also a zone of military and geopolitical contestation between New
Delhi and Beijing. Consisting of seven provinces, the region is only connected to the
Indian heartland through an extremely narrow strip of territory: the so-called Siliguri ...Read more > | 46 Pages 6.70 MB |
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 | MYANMAR: URBAN HOUSING DIAGNOSTIC & COVID-19 RAPID ASSESSMENT By ELIZABETH RHOADS, THANG SORN POINE, CHO CHO WIN AND HELENE KYED
The challenges of increased urbanization are already evident in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city.
The city’s infrastructure, connectivity, services, and affordable housing stock have not kept pace with
even the relatively slow rate of urbanization in Yangon. In developing countries, 90% of urban expansion
is through informal settlements or in areas prone to natural disasters like flooding, sea level rise, or
cyclones, and Myanmar is no exception. Such precarious living conditions make the ...Read more > | 88 Pages 2.23 MB |
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 | INDIA-MYANMAR - BILATERAL BRIEF
India shares a long land border of over 1643 kms with Myanmar as well as a
maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Four northeastern states, viz., Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, have a boundary with Myanmar.
India shares religious, linguistic and ethnic ties with Myanmar. It is the only ASEAN
country adjoining India and, therefore, is a gateway to South East Asia. ...Read more > | 5 Pages 172.56 KB |
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 | INDIAS STRATEGIC INTERESTS IN MYANMAR
Myanmar is of extreme strategic and economic importance for India. The two nations share a 1,600km land border and a long maritime boundary in the strategically important Bay of Bengal
and Andaman Sea, they are bound by religious, cultural and ethnic linkages and four of Indias politically sensitive Northeastern states share international borders with Myanmar. India has
been pursuing friendly relations with its eastern neighbour since the early 1990s with the goal of countering Chinas ...Read more > | 4 Pages 141.06 KB |
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 | ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TOWARDS MYANMAR REVISING INDIAS LOOK EAST POLICY
It is in New Delhis best interest to secure
Myanmar as a permanent trading and strategic
partner due to its geographical advantage. So,
when faced with the dilemma of whether to
support or oppose the first elections in Myanmar
in two decades on 7 November 2010, India chose
to align with that country and show it solidarity for
this first step towards democracy ...Read more > | 4 Pages 155.82 KB |
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