Tag: Myanmar

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The 2021 coup d’état that deposed the democratically elected NLD government and brought back the Tatmadaw resulted in complicated dynamics as the junta regime was desperate to seek international legitimization. China stepped in as the first and foremost defender by refusing to criticise the takeover (India did so initially) and offered support to the internationally shunned regime. Later India too offered mealy-mouthed statements that seemed to indicate its willingness to engage and accept the regime

May 23, 2023

As Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh, thousands evacuated

Ahead of Cyclone Mocha which is predicted to make landfall on Sunday (May 14) with gusts of up to 175 km/h (108 mph), thousands of people have been getting ready to get evacuated from the region, Al Jazeera reported.

May 13, 2023

Imperatives of Dhaka’s Indo-Pacific outlook

Though this is a welcome development for a country which was considered as a basket case at the time of its liberation, it has also presented new challenges especially in the economic arena.

May 12, 2023

Assam’s Numaligarh refinery keen to set up retail outlets in Myanmar

The state-owned Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam plans to enter neighbouring Myanmar by setting up retail outlets once the situation is conducive in the trouble-torn country.

May 2, 2023

India calls for cessation of violence in Myanmar

According to reports, around 100 people, including women and children, have been killed after Myanmar’s military junta bombed the Kant Balu township in the Sagaing region on Tuesday.

April 13, 2023

Myanmar’s military junta confirms deadly air strike on a village in Sagaing region

Sagaing region -- near the country's second-largest city, Mandalay -- has put up some of the fiercest resistance to the military's rule, with intense fighting raging there for months.

April 12, 2023

UP ATS arrests 2 Rohingya from Ballia district

The Uttar Pradesh ATS has arrested two Rohingya from Ballia district.

March 15, 2023

Myanmar: Chinese triad gang’s activities in Shwe Kokko destabilizing the region.

Chinese triad gangs in Myanmar's Shwe Kokko are destabilizing the region gearing toward transnational criminal activity.

February 28, 2023

Tri-Nation FIFA Friendly Tournament: India to play Myanmar, Kyrgyz Republic

The upcoming FIFA International break will be momentous as India Senior Men's National Team will play Tri-Nation FIFA Friendly Football Tournament matches against Myanmar and Kyrgyz Republic at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal. The games will take place during the March FIFA International Window. The matches will be played on March 22, 24 and 26.

February 8, 2023

Myanmar: Military rulers extend state of emergency in a bid to delay polls

 Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), on Tuesday, decided to extend the country's state of emergency, to delay the election Myanmar Now reported.

February 2, 2023

Coast Guards rescue sick Myanmar sailor stranded mid-sea

The sailor Than Htike Lwin (Myanmar national) sustained blunt trauma abdomen during maintenance on hydraulic pipeline onboard. He had complained of severe pain in abdomen and experienced breathing difficulty.

January 23, 2023

Boat adrift at sea for weeks carrying Rohingya refugees reaches Indonesia’s Aceh

The boat which reached Aceh, Indonesia on Monday afternoon had over 180 ethnic Rohingya men, women and children in it.

December 27, 2022

Madhya Pradesh is ideal state for investment: CM Chouhan

CM Chouhan made the remark during the Curtain Raiser and Ambassador Roundtable of Global Investors Summit 2023 in New Delhi on Thursday.

October 21, 2022

Fresh fighting in Myanmar frightens villagers

Sources said residents of 31 villages in three unions of Ukhiya, Teknaf and Naikkhangchhari upazilas heard this early Friday.

October 2, 2022

Indian pulses industry makes pitch for Rupee-denominated trade with Myanmar

To further the trade relationship between India and Myanmar around pulses, the industry body India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) has made a pitch for import and export between the two neighbouring countries in the Indian currency Rupee.

September 29, 2022

Curfew imposed in many townships due to the renewed fighting between the Tatmadaw and the AA in Rakhine State: OCHA Myanmar

According to the OCHA Myanmar, many of those affected by previous conflicts have been forced to leave their homes and relocate since March 2022.

September 23, 2022

Drugs worth over Rs 60 crore recovered in Delhi, two held

A team of Special Cell of the Delhi Police has succeeded in busting an international narcotic drug cartel, which is being operated from Myanmar via Manipur.

September 22, 2022