Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Myanmar
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India to purchase pulses from Myanmar
Gargi Parsai
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They are fighting a war wrought by nature
Pete Pattisson The land devastated by cyclone Nargis is struck by another calamity. It is an impressive arsenal
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Myanmar ready for free trade with India
IMPHAL, Sept 5
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Junta skimmed off 5m cyclone aid
London, July 30: The United Nations has admitted that
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Nagaland border villages depend on Myanmarese for sustenance
MIMI (NAGALAND), July 24
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Irrawaddy may be poisoned by arsenic
Geological map pinpoints fresh areas of contamination in Asia.
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Efforts to aid Burma cyclone-hit
Toe (Burma), July 14: Now, 12-year-old Twe Zin Win must try to play the role of mother. Every night, she lulls her little twin sisters to sleep with a soothing lullaby their mother once sang to them, before the storm swept away her parents forever. "Every night I dream about them coming back," says Twe Zin Win, huddled in a tiny thatch hut the orphans share with grandparents, who eke out a hand-to-mouth existence while she cares for her siblings rather than going to school.
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Step up response to Cyclone Nargis
Noeleen Heyzer and Surin Pitsuwan It is time to scale up effective programmes to support the health, education and livelihoods of the people of Myanmar. Now, more than two months after Cyclone Nargis left a trail of death and destruction in Myanmar, events and developments elsewhere around the globe have captured many of the region's news headlines. But not being the centre of the media's attention does not mean that the plight of Myanmar is over. Unfortunately, that is far from being the case.
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World rice crisis:Issues and options
This paper attempts to analyse the current global crisis in the availability and prices of rice by drawing upon the long-term developments in the rice market. The instability and thinness in the world rice markets are shown to be mainly due to the predominantly precautionary export policies of major exporting countries, which in turn are a result of domestic food security considerations. Some possible policy options are also discussed.
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India to hold talks with Myanmar to speed up Kaladan project
It will provide a shorter route to north-eastern States Jairam Ramesh is on a four-day visit to Myanmar India to sign four pacts for economic cooperation India will seek to accelerate the path-breaking Kaladan multi-modal transit project that will provide an alternative route to the north-eastern states and later to South-East Asian countries through Myanmar.