Hosted by the newly established Myanmar Narrative Think Tank, the forum titled “Myanmar Beyond 2025: Challenges and Opportunities in a Multipolar World” on March 21 sought international perspectives to outline future plans.
Ironically, dreams of progress and stability were derailed by a powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale that hit the Sagaing Region in central Myanmar last Friday.
“Like Nepal, Myanmar is sandwiched between two major powers, China and India, and it is important how Myanmar manages its neighbours. It should make its neighbours understand the sentiments of the nation and its people to advocate peace and prosperity,” Madhav said in a telephone interview from Kathmandu a day before the natural disaster.
The mountainous Nepal suffered a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed over 8,000 on April 25, 2015.
In Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw, the forum touched on “Myanmar and Asia’s Role in Changing Multipolar World” and “Geopolitical Challenges and Promising Opportunities of Myanmar in the Multipolar World Beyond 2025”.
Brig (Rtd) Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow and Editor at Vivekananda International Foundation, told Bernama from New Delhi that the earthquake has further pushed the nation into deeper economic and political quagmire.
“I am not sure how humanitarian assistance can access places not controlled by the government. Now is the time for ASEAN to expand its five-point consensus, allowing humanitarian assistance into Myanmar,” said Vinod, who also attended the “Myanmar Beyond 2025” forum last week.
However, it failed to impress the sceptical military leaders in Nay Pyi Taw and the plan did not make much progress.
International government-backed search and rescue operations are still in progress.
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