How Can Myanmar’s Enemies Actually Sit Down Together? “If there is a will, there is a way.” For Myanmar, that…
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Breaking the Circle of Fear: Mutual Trust and Respect as the Path to Reconciliation in Myanmar
Introduction Photo credit Guardian Myanmar’s political crisis is often described in a single dimension: who holds power, and how it…
India, Myanmar and America – Three Trysts With Destiny, Three Diverging Paths
Introduction And Zohran Mamdani quotes Jawaharlal Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ as he clinches NYC mayoral victory Independence speeches are more…
India’s Tryst With Destiny – Then and Now
Jawaharlal Nehru’s Midnight Pledge (1947) On the eve of independence, Nehru’s “Tryst with Destiny” speech captured the soul of a…
The Fascist Myth of “Unity”
When fascist dictators want to control the public, they preach slogans like “We must be united,” “Do not divide,” “A…
Corruption Around the World — and the Long Road to Ending It
Map of the Corruption Perceptions Index, 2025, as scored by Transparency international. A higher score indicates greater transparency (i.e., less corruption).…
CHINTAE LAE PYAN — LOOKING BACK OVER MY SHOULDER
PART 3 — WHEN MERIT WAS NOT ENOUGH From Excellence to Mass Production: How Racism, Nepotism and the Loss of…
“Questioning the Selective Enforcement of Religious Freedom and Constitutional Rights”
In Myanmar, mosques and other Islamic religious buildings — on the grounds that they allegedly do not comply with by-laws…
Myedu Muslims in Burmese History
Taungoo Era In 1707, King Sanay Min of Taungoo resettled Muslim prisoners of war from Sandoway into Myedu. Between 1698…
Destruction of Others’ Places of Worship and the Consequences of Severe Karma
Countries or people that destroy the places of worship or nests of others face severe karmic consequences in a short…