MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#77: 21 FEBRUARY 2024 Rohingya: The People Without Hope BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract Even as hundreds of Rohingya refugees continue to die at sea during their perilous boat journeys to Malaysia and Indonesia, their plight has evaded regional as well as global attention. The lives of those who stay put in the camps in […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#76: 08 JANUARY 2024 Centre-State Dichotomy: India’s Response to the Influx of Myanmar Refugees BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract The continuing civil war in Myanmar, reaching a new level with the launch of Operation 1027 by the Brotherhood Alliance, is pushing thousands of humanitarian refugees into India. The Indian state’s response to the influx, however, […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#75: 17 NOVEMBER 2023 Civil War in Myanmar: Internal and External Sources of Sustenance BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract The ongoing civil war in Myanmar shows no sign of abating. From the February 2021 coup by the Myanmar military to present (17 November 2023), a reported 4,190 civilians have lost their lives in operations carried […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#74: 09 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel’s War in Gaza: Curtains drawn on the India-Middle East- Europe Corridor Project? BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract The ambitious India-Middle East- Europe Corridor Project could become collateral for the ongoing war in Gaza. Israel’s refusal to halt its offensive in Gaza has heralded the prospect of a wider regional confrontation […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#73: 30 OCTOBER 2023 India’s Central Asia Outreach: Countering China’s Expanding Footprint SHANTHIE MARIET D’SOUZA & BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract For the past couple of years, India has used several forums and mechanisms to reach out to five Central Asian countries. Connectivity and economic integration with these countries being its key objectives, New Delhi […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#72: 02 OCTOBER 2023 A Rail Line from China to Myanmar BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract Myanmar’s military-formed government and China are seeking to kickstart the much-delayed Muse-Mandalay railway project. Responsibility for dealing with opposition to the project and other hindrances within Myanmar appears to have been assigned. Nonetheless, swift execution of the project is […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#71: 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 Role of Local Cadres in Militancy in Kashmir: Pattern & Trend Analysis BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract Sporadic militancy in Jammu & Kashmir continues to highlight the role played by the local cadres in keeping the region on a boil. While official data points to a declining recruitment pattern and a […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#70: 19 SEPTEMBER 2023 India in Myanmar: Limits of Pragmatism BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract Since the mid-1990s, India’s ‘pragmatic’ policy in Myanmar has supported de facto governments in that country to further New Delhi’s strategic objectives. Without much concern for the cause of democracy, India has done business with the dominant Myanmar military. Even […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#69: 09 AUGUST 2023 Indonesia’s Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism Effort: Does going ‘soft’ work? BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract Indonesia’s C/PVE approach, combining conventional anti-terrorism measures and the soft counter-radicalization and using former terrorists as anti-extremism messengers is delivering results. Extremism-related incidents have been reduced significantly. Although by no means is the threat over, the Indonesian […]
MANTRAYA ANALYSIS#68: 20 JULY 2023 Pakistan’s deepening woes in Balochistan SHANTHIE MARIET D’SOUZA & BIBHU PRASAD ROUTRAY Abstract Pakistan is facing an uphill task in Balochistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is expanding its influence into the restive province and trying to make common cause with the Baloch insurgents against the Pakistani state and China. Islamabad’s […]