Pradeep C. Nair | Will Myanmar’s Top Leader Gain Legitimacy With His ‘Civilian’ Role?

On April 11, 2026, former Senior General Min Aung Hliang, commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s defence forces, was sworn in as the President of Myanmar, thereby transforming him from a uniformed head of state to a civilian head of state. The transformation has not come without its share of criticism, views and espoused interests, both within the country as also internationally. This elevation of the general has passed surprisingly with little attention in India and much of the wider world, which, is now overshadowed by multiple crisis and…