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'This role will challenge my assumptions about contemporary Britain as much as the Indian subcontinent'

Avinash Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल awarded a The British Academy Innovation Fellowship with a secondment to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, focusing on policy priorities in South Asia.

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“The current moment is, arguably, the most sensitive in Myanmar’s modern history.” Read Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल on the rebel insurgency combating Myanmar’s military junta—and what the current offensive could mean for the country’s future:
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“Fire brigades from Myanmar came in to douse fires in India – lit by a state force.”

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Faced with a tenacious rebel insurgency, Myanmar’s military junta is now on the back foot in most parts of the country, writes Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल. How can the resistance turn their democratic ambitions into a reality?
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Read Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल on the groups opposing Myanmar’s military junta, including armed organizations representing the country’s many ethnic minorities and militias loyal to the ousted government—and how the rebel insurgency can succeed in overpowering the army.
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.Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल discusses the recent successes of Myanmar’s rebel insurgency, which aims to remake the country as a federal democracy—and urges the resistance to prioritize national reconciliation over centralizing power.
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“The military junta is the weakest it has ever been and the resistance has made unprecedented territorial, political, and military gains.” Read Avinash Paliwal अविनाश पालीवाल on the prospects for the rebel insurgency fighting the junta’s grip on power in Myanmar:
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