Articles By Dr S Chandrasekharan
Myanmar: A Month after the Military Coup- Protests Continue Despite Brutal...
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 06 Mar , 2021
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 together to resist the Coup. The...
Myanmar: Army Seizes Power as Expected. What Next?
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 06 Feb , 2021
In the early hours of the morning of 1st February when the newly elected members of the Parliament had assembled in Naypyitaw, the Army moved in by arresting Suu Kyi, th President Dr. U Win Myint,...
Myanmar: Is the Military Planning a Take over?
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 29 Jan , 2021
Myanmar is heading towards a very serious Constitutional Crisis with the Army Chief openly declaring that the 2008 Constitution should be given up if it is “not abided by.” This is perhaps...
Myanmar: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Charm Offensive
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 24 Jan , 2021
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 in Myanmar. This was the first visit...
Myanmar: How to deal with a Bully like China?
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 03 Jan , 2021
Not so long ago, Irrawady in its editorial of 11th August, expressed its fears about China as follows. It said that at that time, that the Chinese weapons and economic influence are both...
Nepal: China on a Rescue Mission
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 31 Dec , 2020
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 dissolve the Parliament giving no chance...
Nepal: More on the Constitutional Coup by Oli
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 24 Dec , 2020
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 recommendation of the Prime Minister. More details have...
Myanmar: Post Election Developments
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 22 Dec , 2020
In the post election scenario two distinct strands are seen but surprisingly both appear to be mutually exclusive. A third development that is noticed is that the Army’s relationship with the...
Myanmar Elections in Northern Rakhine: Rare and Good Opportunity
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 20 Dec , 2020
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. It does not appear to be an accident but a conscious...
Bhutan: Managing Wuhan Virus and its Adverse Impact
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 17 Dec , 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. Bhutan is no exception. But with a...
Nepal: Active China and a Flurry of visits by Indian Officials - View from...
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 10 Dec , 2020
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 with a flurry of visits by Indian officials, ...
Myanmar: NLD of Suu Kyi has an overwhelming Victory: Time for Reconciliation
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 20 Nov , 2020
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 the Lower and Upper Houses respectively, thus exceeding its...
Myanmar: Suu Kyi Sweeps the Polls
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 16 Nov , 2020
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 over 399 seats in the National Legislature...
Nepal: Internal Crisis continues while the Pandemic is getting Uncontrollable
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 09 Nov , 2020
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 busy with other things. One in 28 in Kathmandu is said...
Myanmar: Election Commission keen to continue with Elections despite the...
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 05 Nov , 2020
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 Election Commission (UEC) to postpone the...
Nepal: PM Oli is back to his old Ways!
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 08 Oct , 2020
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 to persuade Oli to give an undertaking that all decisions...
Myanmar: Election Scenario
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 23 Sep , 2020
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 the Elections will take...
Sino- Myanmar Pauk-Phaw Relationship under Strain?
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Date: 09 Sep , 2020
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 hailed as the centre piece...
Myanmar: Bars Arakan Army from Panglong Conference- An Unwise Move
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 13 Aug , 2020
On 6th of August, the Myanmar Government announced that the Arakan Army will not be invited for the next 21st Century Panglong Conference. On the other hand, it indicated that the other seven...
Myanmar: Current Developments and President Xi’s Visit: China Gains
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 12 Feb , 2020
President Xi Jinping made a two-day visit to Myanmar on 17th and 18th of January. Though the visit was declared as one to mark the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two...