NIAS Strategic Forecast 05 / Myanmar 2016: What next for the NLD?

Mayilvaganan, M (2016) NIAS Strategic Forecast 05 / Myanmar 2016: What next for the NLD? Report. NIAS, Bangalore.

[img]
Preview
Text
2016-NSF05-Mayilvaganan.pdf

Download (984kB) | Preview
ContributionNameEmail
Abstract: Myanmar has witnessed significant political and socioeconomic changes during the last five years. Civilian lead-ers have emerged in a military dominated polity where policy decisions are made through the Parliament. With a GDP growth rate of 7.7 percent and an estimated $74 billion in 2015, Myanmar is one of the rising econo-mies today compared to being a least developed country few years ago. The daily life of the average citizen in Myanmar is better, aided by increasing investment, employment opportunities and new found personal free-dom. While there is widespread recognition within and internationally that the military (Tatmadaw) is the main driver of the current transition, yet there are big questions: Will the military permit triumphant National League for Democracy (NLD) to govern the country peacefully? Will the meaningful changes initiated in 2011 continue? Will Myanmar under NLD move towards a more inclusive and stable development progress? Will peace be finally achieved between the centre —Bamar dominated government—and the periphery—ethnic minorities, which control parts of the states in the border areas? Will NLD succeed in addressing the thorny issue of the religious minority Rohingyas? How will the relations between Myanmar and China develop under NLD re-gime?
Item Type: Monograph (Report)
Subjects: International Strategic and Security Studies Programme > Security Studies
Divisions: Schools > International Strategic and Security Studies Programme
Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2016 05:36
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2016 05:39
Official URL:
Related URLs:
    Funders: UNSPECIFIED
    Projects: UNSPECIFIED
    DOI:
    URI: http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1025

    Actions (login required)

    View Item View Item