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Refugee law in the context of Bangladesh
Around 250,000 Urdu-speaking refugees are
living in 116 deferent camps in Bangladesh. Those who were called 'Bihari'.
They came here to save their lives when the...
Reforms Building Momentum for Growth in Myanmar
Myanmar’s economy is slowly
regaining stability and picking up speed after a volatile 2018, according to a
new World Bank report.
The Myanmar
Economic Monitor projects
Myanmar’s economy to...
Japan’s involvement in Myanmar
After the civilian-democratic transition in Myanmar, the western sanctions on trade and investment in the country were lifted. This led to a huge inflow...
Tapping potential of connectivity through BCIM-EC
The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar economic corridor (BCIM-EC) is a sub-regional initiative, earlier known as “Kunming Initiative”, or BCIM Regional Economic Cooperation, was established in August 1999...
On Refugees… And Myanmar: It’s Not Just The Rohingya
... And my life's cold winter that knew no spring; Of my mind so weary and sick and wild, Of my heart too sad...
Rohingya Massacres: U.S. State Department Posts Report as UN Agency Formed To Assist ICC
Very quietly, without fanfare, in a story that went by almost unnoticed, the U.S. State Department website posted a report this week on the...
China’s economic presence in South Asia
On September 9, 2018 Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) as part of China’s...
China’s narrative in South Asia
Recently, China’s consular general in Kolkata, Ma Zhanwu, while speaking at a function, proposed a bullet train connecting Kunming (Yunnan Province) with Kolkata, the...
Will There Ever Be Justice For Rohingya Muslims?
There is an image engraved in our minds of a stoic, reserved, elegant Aung San Suu Kyi unbending in her struggle against Burma's generals...
Explaining Gendered Wartime Violence: Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
The United Nations described Rohingyas as ‘amongst the most persecuted minority groups in the world.’ News reports and refugee testimonies have confirmed that the...