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China’s Insertion Into India-Pakistan Waters Dispute Adds A Further Ripple in South Asia
With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China.…
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Selling Misinformation
I was riding my bike, crossing an underpass, when I saw a man struggling to walk with a polio-affected leg. He gestured for a ride, and…
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A Postmortem on The Dismantling of USAID
On the first day of his second term, President Trump issued an executive order suspending all foreign aid expenditures, except for those providing emergency and military…
Analysis
Finance on The Precipice Finding Our Way Forward Without The IMF
We were told the free market was the only way forward for development, and were demanded to abandon our social welfare policies The internal dynamics are…
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It is Time for A Citizens’ Petition Law
A year ago, blood was shed on the streets of our country. Thousands of people, especially the youth, joined a mass movement with anger in their…
Analysis
Myanmar’s Junta to Hold Election Amid Ongoing Crisis
After the 2021 Military Coup, Myanmar’s military chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, for the first-time has announced plans to prepare for an election to holdin December…
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India’s Water Treaty Power Play Signals Regional Shift
As India renegotiates the Ganges Water Treaty with Bangladesh following the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, it is adopting a new posture in its water…
Analysis
Elon Musk Says He May Launch His Own Party: But US History Tells us That’s Not A Recipe for Success
To paraphrase a very old joke, how do you make a small fortune in America? Start with a large fortune and fund a third political party.…
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Indo-Pacific Insights | July 7, 2025
Analysis
37 Years and Counting: Why Has Myanmar’s Democracy Struggle Taken So Long?
It has been 37 years since the 1988 Democracy Uprising. For more than three decades, the people of Myanmar have been fighting to restore the democracy…