Who profits from a coup? The power and greed of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
- Justice For Myanmar မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအတွက် တရားမျှတမှု
This article was published two days before the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021
A show of force from the Myanmar military over the past few days, led by its Commander-in-Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has caused a political crisis that threatens ...
Burmese Days*, revisited
- Pepe Escobar Пепе Эскобар پپه اِسکوبار
It will be fascinating to watch how the (Dis)United States will deal with post-coup Myanmar as part of their 24/7 “containment of China” frenzy.
We do not come in peace, by Tjeerd Royaards
The (jade) elephant in the elaborate room ...
Following the money behind Myanmar’s coup
- Richard S. Ehrlich
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing had rich economic and financial incentive to stage his democracy-suspending putsch
Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has vast economic resources at his disposal. Photo: Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency ...
Indians must have no confusion about how we reached impressive Covid herd immunity
- Sanjiv Agarwal संजीव अग्रवाल
Read the first part here.
India’s masses didn’t have the luxury to ‘work from home’ and follow social distancing, but they might have silently built India’s herd immunity.
Covid-19 vaccines seem to have come in at ...
Majority Indians have natural immunity. Vaccinating entire population can cause great harm
- Sanjiv Agarwal संजीव अग्रवाल - Jay Bhattacharya जय भट्टाचार्य জে ভট্টাচার্য
For recovered Covid patients, the vaccines provide no benefit and some harm. It is thus unethical to vaccinate them.
Health workers prepare for the dry run of COVID-19 vaccine at a community centre, in Gurugram, on 7 January 2021 (representational ...
Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's dark plans for Myanmar
- Lina Sankari
Tensions within the military staff could have precipitated the coup. Myanmar's new strongman might be tempted to follow the Thai path by drafting a tailor-made constitution.
Tjeerd Royaards
What remains of the “man of few words who normally ...
Military coup puts Myanmar back to square one
- Bertil Lintner
Military deposes Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD-led government and imposes one-year of emergency rule until new polls are held
CHIANG MAI – Myanmar’s experiment with electoral democracy has come to an at least temporary unceremonial end with ...
It’s Facebook versus India’s Farmers
- Satya Sagar सत्य सागर
The tug-of-war between Indian farmers and government over new laws facilitating corporate takeover of the country’s agriculture is getting uglier by the hour and likely to get quite bloody too.
The Indian Farmers' Tractor March to New ...
Nothing sentimental about these train journeys
How West, Central and South Asia are interconnecting
- Pepe Escobar Пепе Эскобар پپه اِسکوبار
It’s one of those quintessential journeys that make people dream: Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad by train. Let’s call it ITI.
Soon, in early 2021, ITI will become a reality. But, initially, just as a freight train. The deal was recently ...
Working class unites across India: 250-million-strong strike!
- Martha Grevatt
For the second time this year, a class-wide mobilization in an “All-India strike” brought out 250 million workers. With one in four working-age people in India participating, this 24-hour work stoppage can again claim the status of ...
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