ISAS South Asia Scan

Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997. Being the only Southeast Asian country that shares land borders with two Asian giants, China and India, Myanmar’s trajectory is intimately shaped by their interests and actions.
  
This Scan looks at how ASEAN views Myanmar’s relationship with its two large neighbours and the extent to which its engagements with these two are in line with ASEAN’s interests. The analysis focuses on four main areas of engagement: economic development; Myanmar’s peace process with the ethnic armed organisations; the Rohingya crisis; and Myanmar’s democratic transition following the recent coup d’ét on 1 February 2021.