Articles By Obja Borah Hazarika
Growing Chinese presence in Myanmar has security implications for India
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 28 Apr , 2017
Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw paid a state visit to China from April 6-11, 2017 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jingping. During the visit, President U Htin Kyaw held bilateral talks...
Myanmar's Rohingya crisis spells grave security complexities for India
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Date: 21 Apr , 2017
The Rohingya crisis which has communal and security overtones in Myanmar has immense strategic implications for India. The Rohingyas are not recognised as citizens in Myanmar under its 1982...
Myanmar's Peace Conference: Working to end Decades of Ethnic Strife
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 24 Sep , 2016
Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi called for a ‘durable peace’ at the 21st Century Panglong Conference, or Union Peace Conference, on 31 August, 2016. The Panglong Conference, also...
India-Myanmar: Reciprocal State Visits Reinforce Ties
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Date: 11 Sep , 2016
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw paid a state visit to India on August 27-30, 2016. The visit was on the invitation of Pranab Mukherjee, President of India. This visit followed close on the heels of...
Suu Kyi’s China Visit: Not a Point of Strategic Worry
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Date: 31 Aug , 2016
State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s recent visit to China from 17-21 August 2016 signalled the importance which Myanmar continues to attach to its ties with Beijing. During the visit...
Chinese Investments in Myanmar: A Dam too Far
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 25 Jul , 2016
In 2011, the Thein Sein-led government of Myanmar citing public protests suspended construction work of the USD 3.6 billion hydropower project called the Myitsone Dam, much to China’s chagrin....
Ethnic Reconciliation in Myanmar: Military ceding power is the key
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Date: 13 May , 2016
The newly sworn in government has managed to usher some incremental changes in Myanmar. Even after winning an overwhelming mandate in the recent held elections, Suu Kyi could not become...
Myanmar's Transition to Civilian Rule: A path full of Hurdles
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 23 Mar , 2016
The election of U Htin Kyaw as President is a watershed moment in Myanmar’s history. Htin Kyaw’s government would be Myanmar’s first democratic administration since 1962 when the military...
Myanmar ceasefire agreement: A laudable step
By: Obja Borah Hazarika | Date: 26 Oct , 2015
On October 15, 2015, the Thein Sein led-government of Myanmar and eight ethnic organisations signed the final version of a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) which was under negotiation since...