The War Next Door- Myanmar’s Civil Collapse and Indian policy
By Mya Htut Mya Htut is a freelance writer and analyst in the Burmese journalism and revolutionary network. He is from the Ayeyarwady Region, with a background in geography and international relations. He maintains maps and tracks the events of the Myanmar civil war. His interests are in providing the data for broader analyses of the state of the war, for audiences looking to shift through the fog of war and propaganda. Rahul Deans note - This is the first of my articles from guest writers. The conflict in Myanmar as hitherto been seen in India, only from the lens of the Indian media, many of whom have never visited the country or have a particular interest in reporting on it. I have therefore found an analyst from Burma willing to share his thoughts in this exclusive writeup, on the situation in his country, in the context of the recent drone strike on ULFA rebels. ___________________________________________________________________________________ In the pre-d...