Burma

Burma says it is abandoning plans to develop its nuclear technology. Other countries should give it a chance.

India and Burma are getting closer. Burma needs investment, and India needs a bride to Southeast Asia.

Burma is showing signs of progress on democratisation. Is India the best country to help it follow through?

Burma is showing signs of progress on democratisation. Is India the best country to help it follow through?

Does Burma’s announcement that it is scrapping a controversial dam project indicate genuine change ahead?

Burma’s government has pledged change, and there are signs something is really happening. But there are ways to measure the regime’s progress toward democracy.

Western democracies like to take the moral high ground on human rights. Their actions on Burma undermine this.

China can help development in Southeast Asia by working to protect its environment, especially the river system.

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma issues a scathing report over political prisoners.

Tang Qifang, Southeast Asia analyst at the China Institute of International Studies, talks about ties with the region.

Burma’s $20 billion in new FDI last year isn’t about a better business climate. It’s a resource grab by neighbours.

Desperate for international legitimacy, Burma’s new president has been keen to give the impression of change in the country. ASEAN shouldn’t be fooled.