Israel has refused to stop supplying arms to the Myanmar army, which human rights groups say is involved in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya muslims, but the country’s defence ministry clarifying, “the matter is clearly diplomatic”. Not just that, Israeli arms companies like TAR Ideal Concepts have even trained Myanmar’s special forces in Rakhine state…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK India has emerged as the first responder to natural disasters and man-made conflicts in the extended neighbourhood, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ”Be it THE earthquake in Nepal or A cyclone in Myanmar or conflicts in THE Middle East, India has responded first in keeping with its policy to help neighbours,” Modi…
Read moreIndia said on Wednesday that it shares Myanmar’s concerns over the violence in the Rakhine state and asked all stakeholders to preserve the country’s unity and territorial integrity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. PM Modi’s first bilateral visit here comes at a time when the Myanmarese government…
Read moreMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed fake news and a misinformation campaign for fueling a crisis that the UN says has now pushed more than 125,000 minority Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh with tales of atrocities at the hands of security forces. Suu Kyi told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call Tuesday…
Read moreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Myanmar of ‘“genocide’” against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s western Rakhine state after a crackdown by security forces last week forced 58,000 to flee their homes for neighbouring Bangladesh, according to UN estimates. “There is a genocide there,” Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul to mark the Islamic…
Read moreAjit Kumar Doval KC, the National Security Advisor (NSA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is being seen as the man responsible for the favourable outcome of India’s conflict with China over Doklam. Doval has become a cult figure due to his skillful operations, hawkish ideology and a background that echoes themes from spy movies. He…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK For the first time, Bangladesh has offered to start joint military operations with Myanmar to curb and control the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Officials in Bangladesh foreign ministry said the offer has been conveyed to Nay Pyi Taw through Myanmar’s charge d’affairs in Dhaka. It was not yet clear how Myanmar, especially…
Read moreAt least ten policemen, one army soldier and twenty-one Rohingya Muslim insurgents have been killed in a fresh wave of violent attacks in the northern part of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, official sources said. The militants staged coordinated simultaneous attacks on 19 police outposts that cover 24 villages around Maung Taw and tried unsuccessfully to storm…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK The Kofi Annan commission on Thursday described the situation in Rakhine state as a ‘human rights crisis’ and came up with several recommendations to handle it in its final report. ”While all communities have suffered from violence and abuse, protracted statelessness and profound discrimination have made the Muslim community particularly vulnerable to human…
Read moreThe latest standoff at Ladakh’s Pangong Tso lake comes in the backdrop of the two-month long Doklam standoff in Sikkim sector between Indian and Chinese troops. The Doklam standoff began after Indian troops stopped the Chinese army from building a road in the disputed area.
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