This article looks at the recent military intervention in the politics of Bangladesh–within the broader framework of the military's role in the politics of Asian countries, as it evolved in different stages and patterns over the years–identifies its main characteristics and prognosticates...

Myanmar, earlier known as Burma, is on the cusp of a transition—a process that has to pass through formidable challenges and whose outcome is still quite uncertain. Five decades of military misrule have turned Myanmar that at one time used to be the richest into the poorest in South-east...