With divergence amongst its members amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, ASEAN’s centrality and unity are under pressure, write William J Jones and Douglas Rhein (Mahidol University International College).
In order to remain in the game, New Delhi needs to shed its unwavering commitment to the generals or at least balance it by opening direct channels of communication with the pro-democracy forces
The recent census report conducted by the Champhai district administration revealed that 6201 Myanmar refugees are taking shelter in different refugee camps and relative s homes in Zokhawthar village, which is the last bordering village of Champhai district and shares an unfenced border with Myanmar.
People’s Defence Force (PDF) allegedly carried out a bomb attack towards the cadres of an underground group of Manipur at Min Thar under Sagaing Region, in between Border Pillar 90-91 of Myanmar around 4 am on Wednesday.