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Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
Government specifies 40 sub-sectors for faster clearance of FDI proposals from land-bordering nationsIndia is fast-tracking foreign investment proposals from China and neighboring nations. Forty key manufacturing sub-sectors, including rare...
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
How a Gurgaon man paid ₹20,000 for a Thailand dream but instead woke up in a jungle guarded by gunsHe was a 21-year-old Gurgaon student who just wanted a job. A Telegram message promised ₹80,000 a month in Thailand. Instead, he crossed ju...
Why China, a one-party state, is backing elections in a neighbouring countryAs Myanmar approaches a pivotal election, the political landscape is fraught with opposition to the ruling junta. China is supporting the e...
Myanmar junta expedites work on China funded Kyaukphyu portThe junta has recently invited bids to provide legal services to the KPSEZ and deep-sea port project in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, a ...
Myanmar coup: India is keeping a close watch on Southeast AsiaWithin the ASEAN, Myanmar’s renewed autocratic tilt means the country could join Laos and Cambodia as key lobbyists for China’s interests, ...
India's gift of 1.5 million vaccine doses to reach Myanmar on FridayMyanmar is an important land and maritime neighbour of India with which India shares close historical, civilisational, cultural, religious,...
India to provide debt service relief to Myanmar under the G20 initiativeThe 19th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar held through virtual mode on Thursday offered an opportunity to ex...
Myanmar's pushback against China-funded Economic Corridor inspired by debt trap in S Asian statesMyanmar’s all-powerful generals have drawn lessons from experiences of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives where China funded projects have pu...
Myanmar pushes back against BRI; to involve foreign partners in China-funded mega city projectMyanmar govt has decided to open up the project for other foreign firms besides China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), as it is ...
In a first, US embassy in Myanmar says China weakening governments in neighbourhoodThis was the first time that a US embassy in the region launched a direct attack on China’s aggression. The US recently outlined its policy...
Myanmar to expedite India-backed infra projectsMyanmar’s all-powerful generals, who have controlled the country for decades, are upset with the Chinese strategy of arming rebel groups, i...
Myanmar’s auditor general cautions own govt against Chinese loansMyanmar's current national debt stands at about $10 billion, of which $ 4 billion is owed to China, Auditor General Maw Than told a news co...
Myanmar to trim Chinese loans to avoid debt trapThe Myanmar govt has stated that it won't provide sovereign guarantees for loans and will require a third-party audit on spending.
After Pakistan, China trying to build economic corridor to MyanmarThe planned corridor would connect the Chinese province of Yunnan and three important economic centres in Myanmar — Mandalay, Yangon New Ci...
PM Narendra Modi's visit to expand strategic and economic footprint in MyanmarMyanmar is heading towards a debt crisis following China’s move to force Myanmar to hand over majority stake in a deep sea strategic port t...
The fishing port that may become a $10 billion Chinese debt bombAccording to analysts, the real danger of the port is that its extreme expense could lead the Myanmar government to take out an unsustainab...
China effect? Myanmar too facing a debt crisisMyanmar might be heading towards a debt crisis following China’s move forcing Myanmar to hand over majority stakes in a deep sea strategic ...
- Myanmar's ties with India, Japan, West concern China
Myanmar's growing rapport with Japan, Western nations and India could influence Sino-Myanmar relations and put pressure on China's "strateg...