"While Myanmar’s international marginalisation has pushed the SAC towards China, the Beijing-Tatmadaw partnership is one of compulsion [more] than comfort." @9dashline.com #Myanmar www.9dashline.com/article/chin...

9DASHLINE — China is hedging in Myanmar by leveraging its influence

Written by Chetan Rana. Even though Myanmar’s international isolation appears to push it further closer to China, the Sit Tat and the EAOs are simultaneously engaging and contesting with China in diff...

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A few thoughts on the Kashmir terrorist attack: The final death toll is unknown, but this is the worst attack since Pulwama in 2019. It is possible it was timed to maximise embarrassment to India, with Vance in New Delhi and Modi in Saudi Arabia. It is highly likely that India will respond... 1/x

For @9dashline.com, I argue that Beijing’s multi-stakeholder engagement with the junta, the EAOs, & the NLD reflects a deliberate effort to maintain influence regardless of Myanmar’s internal political outcomes. However, the agency of the domestic actors must not be underestimated.

9DASHLINE@9dashline.com · 2y ago

"Even though Myanmar’s international isolation appears to push it further closer to China, the Sit Tat and the EAOs are simultaneously engaging and contesting with China in different sectors" buff.ly/50iUAaS | by @chetanr.bsky.social

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."

'The resilience of the far-right and ethno-populism across the world reflects a near pan-universal rejection of the globalisation agenda. The West needs the labour and not necessarily the labourers' I write for @ndtvworld.bsky.social on Trump's deportation moves. www.ndtv.com/opinion/what...

Opinion: Opinion | Trump's Deportation Spree Means Little To Geopolitics

The mobility of people, especially from the Global South, is going to be scrutinised and regulated, but it won't have much bearing on state-to-state relations, unfortunately.

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Twitter/X has been basically reduced to Musk's Mann ki baat.

Ten men Manchester United beat a twelve men Arsenal! On to the next round! GGMU! 🔴⚪⚫

#Manchester United Football Club plays so we remember that there's always a new rock bottom.

Manmohan Singh uncaged the Indian Tiger -- I write in Foreign Policy. foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/26/i...

Manmohan Singh Uncaged the Indian Tiger

A soft-spoken Sikh in a Hindu-majority country, the former two-term prime minister laid the foundations for India’s rapid growth.

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Jack Grealish hasn't scored for City in over a year but the internet makes you feel that Rashford is the worst player in Manchester. Yes, he hasn't been great the past 1.5 seasons. But he has had multiple 20+ G/A seasons. Surely there's a player that the club can do with.

soccer players on a field with emirates palace banners

ALT: soccer players on a field with emirates palace banners

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Historians long ago identified the pattern of "working towards the Führer" (not equating Trump and Hitler). Underlings get creative in targeting supposed enemies. Then they invent new enemies. All to please the person at the top (who might not even care or, for that matter, know the new enemies).

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2y ago

Same move here. Mob boss style. You just let your broad wishes be known and let underlings do the rest while maintaining deniability https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/08/us/trump-interview-news/71b8f1ff-5c45-5069-b53e-970870a929e7?smid=url-share

What the Yoon?!

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THE NAVIGATOR

Welcome to the November edition of The Navigator. This month has been defined by developments that highlight both challenges and frustrations on the global and regional stage. In this issue, we examin...

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The United States is actively participating in genocide.

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India’s Confidence in Navigating Trump 2.0

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The TV media will avoid conversations about the continuing violence in #Manipur because it represents the two key things. 1. The absolute state failure in ensuring ethnic harmony and easing tensions at an early stage. Does India even have a Home Minister?

Govt's response is to just lockdown the city as much as possible. This is not governance and this cannot be an annual policy.

Chetan Rana@chetanr.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you spend any considerable time outside, you will start feeling irritation in your eyes and throat. The city is choking. Again.

If you spend any considerable time outside, you will start feeling irritation in your eyes and throat. The city is choking. Again.

Chetan Rana@chetanr.bsky.social · 2y ago

Not a very blue sky in Delhi NCR.

Not a very blue sky in Delhi NCR.

IDF's *invasion* of Lebanon

Critical Threats Project@criticalthreats.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW | The IDF’s ground operation in Lebanon has enabled the IDF to begin taking steps to return Israelis to their homes. Returning Israelis to their homes in the north is the objective of the campaign in Lebanon.

Zionism is a racist colonial ideology addicted to violence.

What do you call BlueSky users? Skywalkers?

Who gives a shit

Please Follow the Official Guardian Account@guardian-world-rss.bsky.social · 2y ago

Will Melania be living in the White House for Trump’s second term? Probably not

Guns and Hoaxes

William Adler@williamadler78.bsky.social · 2y ago

Name this band, wrong answers only

9dashline has put together a forum to discuss the impact of Trump 2.0 on the politics and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Give it a read 👇🏽 www.9dashline.com/article/in-f...

9DASHLINE — In Forum: Donald Trump re-elected, the Indo-Pacific reacts

In this In Forum, 9DASHLINE asks several experts what to expect from the next US administration and its potential impact on the Indo-Pacific region.

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"The developments in this report lead the Special Committee to conclude that the policies and practices of Israel during the reporting period are consistent with the characteristics of genocide" - from the UN Special Committee that, ignored by our media documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge...

The state has been burning since May 2023. It is ruled by Modi’s party. No one has been held accountable. Modi and his ministers don’t care but sadly, it seems that neither do a bulk of Indians.

Hello everyone! Since Bluesky and its starter packs are kicking off I have curated one to bring together scholars working on Indian Foreign Policy. Feel free to suggest other potential members or even yourself! ✨ go.bsky.app/GJaoYpk

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.