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Security, pending connectivity projects in focus as PM Modi meets Myanmar Prez

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, on Monday, June 1, 2026, prior to their bilateral meeting. (Hindustan Times/Arvind Yadav)

Updated on Jun 02, 2026 09:12 am IST

Myanmar coup-leader turned president orders Suu Kyi to house arrest

Migrants protesting against the military junta in Myanmar hold pictures of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a candlelight vigil at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2021.

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 10:20 pm IST

Myanmar's transition and need for pragmatic engagement

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi

international affairs

Published on Apr 29, 2026 12:41 pm IST

24 Akbar Road: Lutyen’s bungalow with a history

In 1960, it became the residence of the Burmese ambassador to India. Daw Khin Kyi and her young daughter Aung San Suu Kyi used to live there. At the time it was called Burma House. the name was given to it by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. (Shutterstock)

Published on Apr 04, 2026 09:53 pm IST

Myanmar holds second phase of vote as military party claims lead

A voter casts ballot at a polling station during the second phase of general election in Mandalay, central Myanmar, Sunday.

Published on Jan 11, 2026 09:03 am IST

Myanmar’s junta and a farce of an election

The silence from New Delhi suggests India has no reservations if Gen Aung Hliang continues to rule. If that’s true, it would be unbecoming of the world’s largest democracy. (via REUTERS)

Published on Jan 10, 2026 10:28 pm IST

Myanmar's military-backed party claims victory amid ‘sham election’ concerns

Myanmar is conducting month-long phased elections for the first time since the military took over power in the country in a coup in 2021.

Updated on Dec 29, 2025 09:34 pm IST

Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup

Further rounds of voting will be held on January 11 and January 25, covering 265 of Myanmar's 330 townships, although the junta does not have complete control of all those areas.

Updated on Dec 28, 2025 10:19 pm IST

In Myanmar, a flawed election

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The junta expects a civilian government, which it can control from the barracks, to negotiate a way out of sanctions that have crippled the Myanmar economy. (Reuters)

Updated on Dec 28, 2025 10:03 pm IST

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Published on Dec 28, 2025 05:48 pm IST

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025.

Published on Dec 28, 2025 08:16 am IST

Myanmar to see restricted polls as Junta returns to democracy after 5 years

In junta-controlled territory, that include cities of Yangon, Mandalay and the capital Naypyidaw, the first of three rounds start at 6 am (Myanmar standard time).

Published on Dec 28, 2025 03:32 am IST

Myanmar to hold first general election in 5 yrs amid criticism of military rule

Supporters of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) perform during the final day of campaign for the first phase of the general election in Myanmar.

Published on Dec 26, 2025 11:04 am IST

UN says Myanmar junta using 'brutal violence' to force people to vote

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk

Published on Dec 23, 2025 05:29 pm IST

Myanmar’s prospects: Before and after elections

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(FILES) Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (Photo by AFP)

international affairs

Updated on Sept 15, 2025 06:56 pm IST

India hopes Myanmar elections will be fair and inclusive: Modi to junta chief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with the acting President and military chief of Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on SCO sidelines, in Tianjin on Sunday. (DPR PMO)

Updated on Sept 01, 2025 01:29 am IST

PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Myanmar acting President on SCO sidelines

PM Modi holds a bilateral meeting with the acting President and military chief of Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on the SCO sidelines, in Tianjin on Sunday.

Updated on Aug 31, 2025 05:13 pm IST

Myanmar military leader thanks Trump after recognition in tariff letter

US diplomats do not formally engage with the junta, but Trump sent a letter to Min Aung Hlaing saying that US would impose a 40 percent tariff from August 1

Published on Jul 11, 2025 02:27 pm IST

Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism

Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:50 am IST

What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts

What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts

Updated on Mar 30, 2025 04:22 pm IST

Myanmar junta bid to sell Suu Kyi mansion flops for third time

Myanmar junta bid to sell Suu Kyi mansion flops for third time

Updated on Feb 05, 2025 10:45 am IST

Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months

A day before the fourth anniversary of a coup that sent Myanmar into disarray following ten years of fragile democracy, state media said Friday that the ruling military has prolonged a state of emergency for an additional six months.

Published on Jan 31, 2025 01:50 pm IST

24 Akbar Road, home of Aung San Suu Kyi

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24 Akbar Road

Published on Jan 25, 2025 08:28 pm IST

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners, reduces sentences for 77th Independence Day

Relatives celebrate with a released prisoner outside Insein prison on Myanmar's Independence Day

Updated on Jan 04, 2025 10:54 pm IST

SE Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war

SE Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war

Published on Oct 09, 2024 02:35 am IST

Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse

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(FILES) Protesters hold an image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the UN office in Bangkok on February 1, 2024, to mark the third anniversary of the coup in Myanmar. Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Published on Apr 23, 2024 10:05 pm IST

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Published on Apr 17, 2024 06:12 pm IST

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's son 'extremely worried' about his mother's health

Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, poses for a portrait in London, Britain.

Published on Sept 12, 2023 06:25 pm IST

Former Myanmar ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years

Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi (AP/File)

Published on Aug 01, 2023 01:57 pm IST

Myanmar junta postpones election promised after 2021 coup: Report

Myanmar has been in chaos since the coup, with a resistance movement fighting the military on multiple fronts after a bloody crackdown on opponents that drew global condemnation and saw Western sanctions re-imposed. (File)

Published on Aug 01, 2023 10:04 am IST

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