Dhaka, June 25 -- The resolution taken by the UN General Assembly on the 18th of June on "arms flow to Myanmar" and the voting pattern of the members show why the UN is losing relevance in a bipolar world based - the West on one side and China-Russia on the other. While the US- Soviet Union Cold War was largely a two- country affair with proteges on both sides, this current era of hostility is different. There is a US led West on one side but the other side is manned by two very strong opponents, Russia and China. And it's not a mixed past that they share but the mixed present as well. And both have junked their socialism baggage.

Myanmar is one such area where the fight is taking shape.

The UN called on Myanmar's military to restore de...