Why Myanmar's war matters, even if the world isn't watching?


by Times of India

Times of India— NEW DELHI: The ongoing civil war in Myanmar, a nation of approximately 55 million people situated between China and India, threatens to tear the country apart. Despite the conflict's international ramifications, it has not garnered widespread attention.In recent months, resistance fighters in Myanmar's remote areas have been consistently defeating the ruling military junta, surprising analysts and raising the possibility of the junta's collapse. The war has become a human rights disaster, with...

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