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Rohingya — Myanmar and the Rare Earth

Rohingyas, critical minerals, and a war in which the ground is worth more than those who live on it. “When a land contains strategic minerals, its inhabitants risk becoming the least valuable part of the territory.” I. THE MINERAL There…

Rohingya Repatriation at a Crossroads: Bangladesh’s Dilemma Between Return, Security, and Diplomacy

The woes of Rohingya refugees are lingering due to the repatriation process still being in the dark. Nothing has improved their situation that could change their fortune. Nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refugees continue to endure inhumane living conditions in Bangladesh,…

Terrorists or victims? Myanmar’s Latest Label Won’t Erase the Truth.

Feels like we, the people all over the world, live in a fool’s paradise after seeing the press statement of the Myanmar Foreign Ministry, which has reportedly labelled 4,241 Rohingya living in Bangladesh camps as “terrorists”. The claim is being…

China’s Bangladeshi Corridor Plan Faces Major Challenges In Myanmar

The latest phase of Myanmar’s civil war, the Rohingya issue, and the “Arakan Army” are the three greatest obstacles to closer Bangladeshi-Myanmarese cooperation. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reported that President Xi Jinping and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman discussed the creation of…

For Whom the Bells Toll in the 21st Century

Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, Congo, and the humanity that keeps walking over its dead “The bells do not toll for generals or strategists. They toll for those who died without knowing what foreign calculation turned their home into rubble.”…

Trusted Security Ties With Myanmar Are Indispensable To India’s National Interests

They’re the key to unlocking the full potential of Indian-ASEAN ties once the latest phase of Myanmar’s civil war finally ends and thus completing India’s rise as a globally significant Great Power. Myanmarese President U Min Aung Hlaing paid his…

Ethnic Groups Aren’t Fleeing from Bangladesh: What’s Really Happening in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

A recent piece portrays a misleading picture of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as a region in perpetual crisis, driving ethnic communities into Myanmar. This narrative, while dramatic, fundamentally misreads the situation on the ground and ignores decades of tangible…

Five years since the last military coup in Myanmar

Once again this year, Burmese exiles around the world commemorated the anniversary of the military coup of February 1, 2021, which put an end to an experiment in democracy that had lasted almost a decade, always on a knife edge,…

Myanmar’s sham elections, the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the Government of National Unity

On December 29, elections will begin in Myanmar – the Burmese call them sham elections —which will be held until January 11, 2026, with a subsequent phase. Meanwhile, the junta’s army has been heavily bombing villages in the areas occupied…

Rohingya Crisis: The Big Question—What Lies Ahead?

The word Rohingya refugee is about to settle in a dictionary now. Only woes continue for Rohingya refugees and make the atmosphere hostile, dump, nasty, and self-contained interest of some neighboring countries. Above one million Rohingya refugees are now becoming…

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