There’s no doubt that Myanmar is in a political and economic mess and that international pressure needs to be stepped up to alter the miserable situation in the country. It comes as a little surprise then that the United States of America is leading the brigade against the dictatorial military regime in the South East Asian nation.
President George Bush’s second string of sanctions in less than a month on Myanmar is another stirring revelation on the intensity that the US is demonstrating on the cause to bring democracy and peace to Myanmar. For decades the country has been ruled by military regime that has often used force and illegal means to suppress calls for democracy. Eleven Myanmar’s military leaders have been enrolled in the sanction list with their US assets freezed. High-performance computer supply to Myanmar has been included in the sanction and trade ties between the US and Myanmar is also anticipated to suffer a meltdown.
There has been a widespread international condemnation for the allege use of force by the military junta in Myanmar against the peaceful monks marching throughout the nation in an effort to instill democracy in the nation. A couple of weeks ago the United Nations sent its envoy, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, to Myanmar but even his presence failed to cut the ice on the military rulers.
The US is demanding the immediate release of opposition democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi currently under house arrest and the International Committee of the Red Cross to be given unrestrained access to the political prisoners in the nation. But with the military regime getting increasingly hostile towards national and international propagators of democracy in Myanmar, the US alone would find it difficult to change the rhythm. Myanmar’s neighbouring nations, India and China, need to multiply their actions towards the military junta in an effort to usher in peace and democracy. The opposition leaders in Myanmar don’t have much power or authority to challenge the military regime and only international pressure would help the ousting of the junta.
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