Credit should be given, where it is due. But the point is MPC is a government organ and promote USDP-Military line of thinking. And as such, the core theoretical underpinning is to uphold the main strategic thinking of military and Bamar supremacy scheme.

It could be much better, if millions of international aid Dollars could be given to a neutral body to promote and facilitate the peace process, rather than just financing the government organ- the MPC. Everyone with a sense of simple logic knows that a balance outcome, especially where political settlement is concerned, between the military-dominated clique and the ethnic nationalities, armed or unarmed, cannot be achieved.

It is not the question of personal jealousy but a justified distribution of resources – in this sense peace process funding of the adversaries or negotiating partners- that is to be questioned and not anything else. To put it differently, the ethnic nationalities’ camp as a whole is handicaped in a lot of sectors, including financial help, for the government side is getting all the needed help from the international donars, when the ethnic camp is getting next to nothing.

That is why, the struggle to obtain a genuine, justified federal union will be an uphill battle for the ethnic nationalities. But at least, with the partial change of guard in the governance of the country, as NLD and Aung San Suu Kyi would occupy the coming administration, there is still hope for the ethnic nationalities to realize their aspirations.

Regarding the commentary by Si Thu Aung Myint (Mizzima – 31.12.2015)