Pankaj Mishra, Columnist

Myanmar's Experiment

A fragile democracy needs to accommodate its minorities.

Rohingya Muslims have been driven into refugee camps.

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Yangon is suddenly a city of phablets. Nowhere in Asia, let alone Europe, have I seen so many supersized smartphones in public spaces, and with such egalitarian appeal: Pavement vendors selling early 20th century British guides to English grammar seem as transfixed by them as Yangon's smart set playing Pokemon Go.

QuickTake Myanmar's Transition