Representatives from Myanmar and its neighbouring countries, including Thailand, China, and India, have been secretly holding talks to de-escalate the bloody crisis unfolding in the military-led nation, according to anonymous sources. The discussions, known as the Track 1.5 dialogue, commenced in Thailand last month and continued in New Delhi yesterday, amid growing discontent within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc over the military’s prolonged failure to implement the peace plan agreed upon in April last year.
The sources, requesting anonymity due to the confidentiality of the process, reported that Myanmar, India, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and the current ASEAN chair, Indonesia, were all represented during yesterday’s meeting. One of the sources revealed that participants were keen to engage with Myanmar’s shadow…
