Perspective on Indo-Pacific diplomacy and regional affairs
The Indo-Pacific Wire
Weekly Edition - November 2025-Week 1
Perspective on Indo-Pacific diplomacy and regional affairs
The Indo-Pacific Wire
Weekly Edition - November 2025-Week 1
MAYANMAR
Rohingya Crisis Poised to Continue Amid International Skepticism of Myanmar’s Election
By Sadik Sagar, Dhaka, December 4, 2024
With Myanmar’s national election set to begin on December 28, 2025, concerns are mounting among international organisations and regional powers about the credibility of the upcoming polls. These doubts have reinforced fears that the long-running Rohingya crisis—already one of the world’s most protracted humanitarian tragedies—will continue without a viable path toward justice, repatriation or citizenship.
Anwar Shahadat
New York, November 6, 2025
The final outcome of the high-level meeting held at the United Nations General Assembly remains unclear. While the primary objective was to garner renewed global attention and support for the Rohingya refugee crisis, concrete commitments may take additional time to materialize.
One of the key goals of the session was to revive international support—support that has noticeably declined in recent years—and establish a sustainable framework of assistance for the displaced Rohingya community. However, any assurance of long-term support will inevitably require time, coordination, and political will.
Sanctioning Burma Armed Group and Firms Linked to Organized Crime Scamming Americans
IPW Report- Washing DC, Nov 20, 2025
US Department or States in a press statement said that they are "Sanctioning Burma Armed Group and Firms Linked to Organized Crime Scamming Americans”
The United States sanctioned five individuals and three entities, located in Burma and Thailand, for their involvement in forced labor compounds that carry out fraudulent investment scams online.
CPJ Condemns Myanmar’s Charges Against AAMIJ News and Ongoing Suppression of Journalists
IPW Report- New York, Nov 20, 2025
According to a statement released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on November 12, 2025, Myanmar’s authorities must immediately drop the charges filed against the exile-run AAMIJ News and release freelance contributor Myat Thu Kyaw, who has been imprisoned since January 2023. CPJ criticized the military government for its escalating harassment of independent media covering election-related issues.