January

Turning POINT FOR INDIAN POLICY ON BURMA by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:26

It is time for India to change its policy on Burma from pro-fascism to pro-democracy and 2006 is the critical point for India.To quote an article dated 15 Jan 2006 from Indiadaily.com, "The Billion-Dollar Pipeline of Bangladesh-Burma-India is a Pipedream", it is stated there that the Petroleum Ministry Joint Secretary Tyagi, on the previous weekend (circa 7 Jan) , cut short his trip in Rangoon when the Burmese regime, the ridiculously misnamed State "Peace and Democracy" Council (SPDC), told him that they had already agreed to sell their natural gas to China and not to India.

Indian navy chief's visit to sell weapons by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:27

It has been learned that Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy is currently visiting Burma and discussing weapons sale with the SPDC [State Peace and Development Council] leaders. Indian newspapers have already carried reports about India's plan to sell weapons to the SPDC military junta since last month.

U.N. for ASEAN role in Myanmar by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:27

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is understood to have suggested that the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) encourage the military-ruled Myanmar to move towards democracy, according to Malaysia. This comes in the context of moves by some Western powers to take the `intractable' issue to the U.N. Security Council.

Burma adjourns constitution talks by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:27

Burma's military junta has adjourned its latest round of talks aimed at drawing up a new national constitution. The government said the closed-door process, known as the National Convention, would reconvene later this year.

Pro-democracy activists picked up by Myanmar Army from Moreh by admin — last modified 2008-08-19 00:49

Violating Indian territory, Myanmarese Army troops, aided by a Manipuri underground group, intruded into Moreh and abducted two Myanmarese pro-democracy activists the Moreh-based Burmese Solidarity Organisation has charged.

Burmese military junta makes sudden turnaround on tri-nation gas pipeline deal by admin — last modified 2008-08-19 00:54

The Burmese military junta recently informed the Bangladeshi company, Mohona Holdings Limited, responsible for building the Burma-Bangladesh-India gas pipeline, that it intends to export gas from A-2 block instead of A-l block, due to a recent deal with China to export gas from A-1 block. The decision was made in response to the long delays associated with the tri-nation gas pipeline project.

Myanmar-Delhi-Government by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:27

Britain to stop suppy of spares for Indian Navy aircraft New Delhi, Jan 31, IRNA India-Britain-Naval aircraft British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur said it would have to stop supply of spares for the Indian Navy's aging Islander maritime aircraft if New Delhi went ahead with supplying its aircraft to Myanmar.

Myanmar and India's national interest by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:27

Besides restraining China, India must prevent the US from fomenting trouble in its strategic neighbourhood in the east, says P Stobdan. There are embryonic signs of the US turning the heat on Myanmar next. A "one-off briefing" on Myanmar, given informally by Deputy Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari on December 17, 2005, marked the first time the UN Security Council discussed the country on an official level.

The International Herald Tribune: India and China: A delicate dance by admin — last modified 2008-06-30 17:28

India and China are performing an awkward tango. Each is wary of the other as partners; both are talented and experienced on their feet. But dance together they must.