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Officials believe that such assessments ignore India’s record of humanitarian support while echoing unverified narratives that could embolden extremist elements and distort global perceptions.

India rejects UN report linking Pahalgam attack to Myanmar refugees as ‘blinkered and baseless’

India rejected a UN report linking the Pahalgam terrorist attack to Myanmar refugees, calling it “blinkered and baseless.” MP Dilip Saikia said the claims lacked factual basis and unfairly maligned India.

India plans repatriation of 500 nationals who fled Myanmar scam centre

The border areas between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have become hubs for online fraud since the COVID-19 pandemic

Inside Myanmar’s billion-dollar scam empire: Musk's Starlink fuels reborn fraud factories

Despite a major crackdown, Myanmar’s scam compounds are thriving again, using Elon Musk’s Starlink to run vast online fraud operations targeting Chinese and American victims, according to an AFP investigation.

Watch: Myanmar military paraglider strike kills dozens during Buddhist festival

Myanmar’s military carried out a motorized paraglider attack on Bon To village in Sagaing, killing at least 24 people, including children, and wounding over 50 during a Buddhist festival gathering.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 strikes Myanmar

According to the NCS, the tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 15 km, which increases the likelihood of aftershocks and surface-level shaking.

International Red Panda Day 2025: Date, history and significance

Red pandas are threatened by dwindling forests, poaching and the illegal pet trade. Their population declined significantly, with less than 10,000 still in the wild.

From Nepal to Bangladesh: How political upheavals in India’s neighbourhood challenge its security and diplomacy | Explained

Beyond political crises, recalibrating ties between Bangladesh and China, and between Bangladesh and Pakistan, are also creating new risks for India’s long-term security and influence in the region.

India explores rare-earth deal with Myanmar rebels after Chinese curbs

Ministry of Mines asked state-owned and private firms to explore collecting and transporting samples from mines in northeastern Myanmar that are under the control of the Kachin Independence Army

A rare orchid species recorded in Arunachal Pradesh’s remote forests

The orchid is Gastrochilus pechei, previously known only from Myanmar. A team of researchers confirmed its presence in Vijoynagar.

'Hope upcoming polls will be fair and inclusive': PM Modi to Myanmar's Gen Hlai on SCO sidelines

"PM Modi underlined that India supports a Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned peace process, for which peaceful dialogue and consultation is the only way forward," the MEA said.

Elections may legitimise Myanmar’s military junta, not foster democracy

Myanmar’s military junta is holding elections after a gap of four years to solidify its rule. Two junta-backed parties are in a strong position because the National League for Democracy, the biggest party, will not contest elections. NLD’s leaders including Nobel prize winning Aung San Suu Kyi are in jail

Naga organisations in Manipur urge PM Modi, HM Amit Shah to stop fencing of India-Myanmar border

The Raj Bhavan in an official statement said that representatives of UNC, ANSAM, NWU, and NPMHR-S met Governor Bhalla on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI.

Myanmar’s a hotbed of Big Power rivalry. India can’t afford a hands-off policy there

China sources around half of its supply of rare earths from Myanmar, which is in the midst of an internecine conflict. Consequently, to secure its rare earths supply, China supports both the country’s army and some rebel groups. China’s presence has brought the US into the picture. India now confronts multiple destabilising forces on its sensitive northeastern border, making it essential to devise a strategy to prevent problems seeping in

Did Myanmar rebels down a Pak-supplied JF-17 fighter jet? Suspicions rise after warplane crash in Sagaing

While Myanmar’s state-run media attributed the crash to mechanical issues, a resistance group has claimed it shot the aircraft out of the sky.

Rakhine Corridor sparks power struggle in Bangladesh: China moves, US counters, India watches | Explained

Interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus's endorsement of the corridor met with vehement opposition from Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who deems it a threat to national sovereignty, and termed it a “bloody corridor”.

Electricity trade between India-Bangladesh to continue amid other curbs

At 2.5 GW, Bangladesh is the biggest electricity export market for India as of now. Not just that, the neighbouring country uses India’s power grid to import electricity from Nepal.

GPS spoofing: Every mission was achieved as planned, says IAF

India sent the first consignment of relief materials to Myanmar on March 29 in a C-130J aircraft and its pilots reported that the plane's GPS signal was tampered with when it was in Myanmar's airspace.

Third batch of Indians rescued from scam centres to be airlifted from Myanmar by April 15

The external affairs ministry is working with Indian embassies in Myanmar and Thailand and the governments there to secure the release of around 2,000 Indian over the next few months

Myanmar quake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summit

Min Aung Hlaing reaffirmed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the junta's plans to hold "free and fair" elections in December, Myanmar state media said.

PM Modi meets head of Myanmar's military government

Modi met Senior General Min, the head of Myanmar's military government, on the sidelines of the Summit meeting of BIMSTEC leaders

Myanmar rebel alliance declares unilateral ceasefire to support quake response

The Three Brotherhood Alliance, which comprises the the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, and the Arakan Army, said it would not initiate offensive operations for one month to allow the rescue effort, and would only engage in combat in self-defence.

Myanmar Quake: Global relief efforts surge as devastation claims over 1,700 lives

A powerful earthquake has killed over 1,700 people in Myanmar and Thailand. Global relief efforts are underway, with aid from China, India, the US, the UN, and others mobilising rescue teams, medical supplies, and funding.

Myanmar Earthquake: India ramps up aid with 118-member field hospital as death toll soars past 1,600

India has dispatched two naval ships to the neighbouring country while an 118-member army field hospital has been deployed to provide immediate medical assistance to the injured.

India to send 80 NDRF personnel to earthquake-hit Myanmar

The personnel of the federal disaster contingency force are being deployed under 'Operation Brahma' with quake rescue equipment to provide succour to Myanmar.