Dr S Chandrasekharan

After a month of a mixed civil disobedience movement and demonstrations, it looks that the Myanmar Army Tatmadaw underestimated the social forces that have come...

The Chinese Foreign Minister made an official visit to Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei and Philippines in the second week of January. Wang Yi’s first halt was...

It looks that China has been taken by surprise on the developments in Nepal which culminated in Prime Minister Oli convincing the President to immediately...

This may be read along with my earlier paper on Nepal that discussed the dissolution of the Parliament in Nepal by the President on the...

It is unbelievable but it is true that the Northern Rakhine has not seen any fighting since the last General Election on 8th November 2020....

For smaller countries, while managing the spread of Wuhan Virus (Covid 19) could be efficiently done, its impact on the economy is a major challenge....

With an active Chinese Ambassador making repeated visits to the leaders of the Ruling Political Party to prevent a split and save the Government and...

It is now official. Defying all predictions, the National League for Democracy (NLD) of Suu Kyi has swept the polls with 258 and 138 in...

Though formal results have not been announced, it looks by all accounts that Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has swept the polls with...

It is a pity that while Oli’s Government is facing an imminent crisis due to Covid-19 (Wuhan Virus) pandemic, it is downplaying it and is...

In view of mounting incidence of Covid 19 Virus (Read Wuhan Virus), many political parties except the Ruling Party NLD have appealed to the Union...

Just a month ago, in an effort to patch up between the two top leaders Oli and Dahal, other senior leaders of the NCP managed...

Despite suggestions from various parties but not the Ruling Party for postponement due to the spread of Wuhan Virus, the Union Election Commission declared that...

It looks that of late, the much talked about Pauk-Phaw relationship between Myanmar and China is under strain. This Pauk-Phaw that means fraternal relationship was...

The most important event this month has been the surprising attacks by the three members of the Northern Alliance- the TNLA, MNDAA and the AA...

There was an unnoticed report in the media that said that the Arakan Army – its increasing strength, growing popular acceptance of its military role...

It was in September 2015 that a federal Constitution was implemented with three tiers of administration- at the local level- the provincial level and at...

When Suu Kyi came to power with an overwhelming majority in the elections of 2015, People’s expectations were rather high. Barring the Rakhine State, where...

When work was begun on Shahtoot dam on Kabul River that would provide drinking water to the burgeoning population of Kabul City, there has been...

13 years have passed since the so-called People’s war ended and yet nothing has happened to the poor victims of conflict who are still looking...

The Madhesi Movement which started with a momentum of its own in 2007 has somehow lost its way despite widespread and serious agitations in 2008...

With an unprecedented landslide victory for Sheikh Hasina for a third time, the expectations of the people are naturally high. Though the election was easy,...

On 4th Jan that happens to be the Independence Day of Myanmar, Armed Arakan Army Insurgents numbering over three hundred attacked four Border Posts at...

On 29th October, the Supreme Court of Pakistan overturned an order of the Lahore High Court and directed to introduce blocking of Indian Content in...

On 19th October, the Election Commission of Bhutan formally declared the election results with the DNT acquiring 30 seats and the DPT the rest in...

Former President Mohamed Nasheed who returned to his country on 1st November received a tumultuous welcome in Male from his party workers and the whole...

In what could be described as a positive step, Representatives of the Northern Alliance consisting of TNLA, AA and the MNDAA met the Myanmar Peace...

On 26th October, President Sirisena summarily dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place. In order to gain time...

The Myanmar Government appears to be coming under a siege mainly by the international organizations and some western countries. If their idea is to throw...

Daily Pakistan of July 29, 2018 carried a very detailed article on the water crisis in Pakistan and it said that the challenges faced by...

In the first week of July, Myanmar formally announced that China and Myanmar have agreed to a 15-point Memorandum of Understanding on building a China-Myanmar...

K.P.Oli took over as Prime Minister in mid February. It is still too early to judge his performance in five months of his rule. Yet,...

Prime Minister Oli’s five day visit to China from 19th June is said to have been a very successful one.  Oli stayed in Beijing for three...

It is noticed that the UN and some Western Countries are putting undue pressure on the civilian leadership in Myanmar thus straining the delicate and...

On 29th May, in response to a question from the Irrawaddy’s Representative, the Permanent Secretary of the Defence Ministry, Brigadier General Aung Kyaw dropped a...

On Pakistan’s insistence, the issue had gone for arbitration twice in 2010 and 2013. Pakistani  officialdom and the media have once again begun the demand...

On 1st June, Myanmar announced that it had agreed to take steps to create conditions for the safe return of the Rohingya refugees.  The agreement...

An editorial in Irrawaddy of 17th May, while discussing Myanmar’s failing peace noted that the recent clashes with insurgents demonstrate that the ethnic groups are...

Renewed and intensive fighting between the Armed Forces and the KIA, Marginalisation of the UNFC, rigid and inflexible stand of both Tatmadaw and China supported...

Of the twelve agreements signed with China, during the recent visit of President Yameen to China, the Free trade agreement signed between them is the...

With the international attention on the ongoing Rohingya crisis and Suu Kyi under pressure from all sides, it is but natural that the peace process...

In his one day stop at the capital of Myanmar on 15 November 2017, US Secretary of State Tillersen ruled out the much expected announcement...

(The Kachins have over 500 Kms of border with India mainly in Arunachal Pradesh. Of the border with Myanmar, the Kachin border is the most...

It is well known that three main objectives of the government of Myanmar led by Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi are ethnic reconciliation, economic development...

Maldives is too close to India both geographically and strategically and therefore developments in that country though small will have a great impact on India’s...

The recent attack by the MNDAA on the Army Posts at Laukkai, the headquarters of the Kokang region on 6th March, 2017 was followed by quick...

Media reports indicate that India has agreed to attend the next session of Indus Water Commission on March 20-21 2017 to be held at Lahore. ...

Maoist Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal is poised to take over as Prime Minister in place of Oli.  Till the time of writing no other leader...