Ep. 75: The Tatmadaw Takes Power

States of Anarchy with Hamsini Hariharan

On Episode 75 of States of Anarchy, Hamsini Hariharan looks into the recent coup in Myanmar. The guests for this episode are author and journalist, Bertil Lintner, and Pratap Heblikar, a former Special Secretary of the Indian Government.

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Reading List
1) Forgotten Army: India’s Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942-45 - Pater Ward Fay https://www.amazon.in/Forgotten-Army-Struggle-Independence-1942-45/dp/8171673562/

2) Making Enemies: War and State Building in Burma- Mary Patricia Callahan https://www.amazon.in/Making-Enemies-State-Building-Burma/dp/0801441250

3) Burma’s Armed Forces- Andrew Selth https://www.amazon.in/Burmas-Armed-Forces-Power-Without/dp/1910736783/

4) Strong Soldiers, Failed Revolution- Yoshihiro Nakanishi https://www.amazon.in/Strong-Soldiers-Failed-Revolution-Military/dp/9971697025/

5) From Combat to Karaoke: Burmese Military Intelligence, 1948– 2006 - James Mc Andrew

6) Land of Jade: A Journey from India through Northern Burma to China - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00KMW0C40/

7) The Wa of Myanmar and China’s Quest for Global Dominance https://www.amazon.in/Myanmar-Chinas-Quest-Global-Dominance/dp/6162151700/

8) The Kachin: Lords of Burma’s Northern - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00MGBY462/

9) The Rise and Fall of the Communist Party of Burma - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00ME6AZWQ/

10) Outrage: Burma’s Struggle for Democracy - Bertil Lintner https://www.amazon.in/Outrage-Struggle-Democracy-Bertil-Lintner-ebook/dp/B00ME5RGW4/

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