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‎2018

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‎The Indian position

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‎"Operation Insaniyat"

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‎Israel helps Myanmar army against Rohingyas

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‎The Indian position

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	All the seven Rohingya gave individual undertakings. Mohammad Jamal, one of the Rohingya who was deported said in the undertaking “I was satisfied with the facilities and amenities of the jail authorities, I am thankful to the administration for safe and comfortable departure to my country of origin.”		All the seven Rohingya gave individual undertakings. Mohammad Jamal, one of the Rohingya who was deported said in the undertaking “I was satisfied with the facilities and amenities of the jail authorities, I am thankful to the administration for safe and comfortable departure to my country of origin.”
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		+	==2025==
		+	===Right to reside in India only for citizens, Rohingya must go: SC===
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=09_05_2025_012_021_cap_TOI Dhananjay Mahapatra, May 9, 2025: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	New Delhi: Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the purported deportation of illegal Rohingya Muslim migrants from Delhi, to stop which senior advocate Colin Gonsalves and counsel Prasahant Bhushan had rushed with pleas claiming Rohingya face genocide in Myanmar and argued that as refugees they have a right to stay in India.
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		+	A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Kotiswar Singh said right to reside anywhere in India is available only to its citizens and non-Indians would be dealt with in accordance with Foreigners Act. The court posted the pleas for hearing on July 31.
		+	Solicitor general Tushar Mehta with advocate Kanu
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		+	Agrawal told the bench that SC had earlier refused to stay the deportation of Rohingya Muslims from Assam and J&K after Centre expressed security concerns over their presence in India and highlighted national security ramifications.
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		+	When Gonsalves and Bhushan said that Rohingya were forced to flee their country because of genocide by the Myanmar army and that they have been registered as refugees by the UN Human Rights Commission, which has given them refugee cards. Hence, they have the right to live and reside in India, they argued.
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		+	But the SG countered them saying Rohingya are foreigners and the SC in Assam case had ruled that it would not comment on the situation in Myanmar. He said the SC had also said that right not to be deported is concomitant to right to residence, which is available only for Indian citizens.
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		+	He, however, assured the court that due process under the existing laws would be followed for deportation of illegal Rohingya migrants and said India does not recognize them as refugees. India is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention, he said, adding the UNHCR giving them refugee status is disputable.
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		+	The bench said right to life under Article 21 is available to the Rohingya migrants but they are all foreigners, who would be dealt with in accordance with the Foreigners Act.’
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		+	[[Category:Communities\|R
		+	ROHINGYA]]
		+	[[Category:Myanmar\|R
		+	ROHINGYA]]

	=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=		=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=

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	"India stands ready to provide any assistance required by the government of Bangladesh in this hour of need," the statement said.		"India stands ready to provide any assistance required by the government of Bangladesh in this hour of need," the statement said.
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		+	==2018==
		+	===The issue of ''deportation''===
		+	[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rohingya-issue-the-road-to-deportation/article25130524.ece Vijaita Singh, Rohingya issue: The road to deportation, October 5, 2018: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	Rohingya are an ethnic group from Myanmar, mostly Muslims, who are based in Rakhine province of West Myanmar. Myanmar has not granted them full citizenship and they are classified as “resident foreigners” or as “associate citizens.”
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		+	They speak a dialect of Bengali as against Burmese. They left Myanmar in large numbers, first in 2012, during the first wave of organised attack against them by the Burmese army .The attacks revived last year when lakhs took shelter in Cox’s Bazaar area of Bangladesh. Around five lakh Rohingya have taken shelter in Saudi Arabia since 2012.
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		+	'''How many Rohingya are there in India?'''
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		+	Though there is no definite number but earlier home ministry told the Parliament that there are around 40,000 Rohingya in India, of which around 5,700 are in Jammu. Of these, only 16,000 are said to be registered with the United Nations. As per an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday, there are at least 12 Rohingya in detention camps in Assam. In 2017, Border Security Force apprehended 87 Rohingya along the Bangladesh border and 76 were sent back to Bangladesh.
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		+	'''What is the process of deportation?'''
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		+	There are no separate rules for Rohingya. All illegal immigrants are detected, detained and deported under provisions of the Passport Act, 1920 or the Foreigners Act, 1946. The powers to identify and deport them have been delegated to the State governments/Union Territories. Once a ‘foreigner’ has been apprehended by the police for staying here illegally, without any document, he or she is produced before the local court. The court after hearing the police and the alleged foreigner examines the case. If the accused is found guilty, they can be imprisoned for three months to eight years.
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		+	'''Is there an advisory by union home ministry to States specific to the Rohingya?'''
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		+	On August 8, 2017, MHA wrote to all the States that “infiltration from Rakhine State of Myanmar into Indian territory specially in the recent years, besides being burden on the limited resources of the country also aggravates the security challenges posed to the country.” It also said that the rise of terrorism in last few decades has become a concern for most nations and illegal migrants are more vulnerable for getting recruited by terrorist organisations.
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		+	'''What happens after the completion of the sentence?'''
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		+	Once the accused have completed the sentence in jail, the court orders their deportation and they are moved to detention centres till the country of origin verifies and accepts them. The State government writes to the concerned country and consular access is provided to the detainees.
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		+	'''Was the deportation of seven Rohingya on October 4, 2018 the first instance?'''
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		+	While deportations of foreigners staying illegally have taken place earlier, this is the first time when Myanmar has accepted the Rohingya and issued them a certificate of identity two months ago. The seven persons were caught in 2012 in Assam. After they were moved to detention centre from a prison, they wrote to the Myanmar Embassy in 2016, expressing their desire to return to their country. The process of establishing their identity started then.
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		+	'''Did they give any undertaking?'''
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		+	All the seven Rohingya gave individual undertakings. Mohammad Jamal, one of the Rohingya who was deported said in the undertaking “I was satisfied with the facilities and amenities of the jail authorities, I am thankful to the administration for safe and comfortable departure to my country of origin.”

	=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=		=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=

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 ==="Operation Insaniyat"===
-[http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/operation-insaniyat-india-sends-food-for-rohingya-muslims-in-bangladesh-117091400828_1.html   September 14, 2017: Business Standard]
+[http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/operation-insaniyat-india-sends-food-for-rohingya-muslims-in-bangladesh-117091400828_1.html   September 14, 2017: ''Business Standard'']
 '''Operation Insaniyat: India sends food for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh'''

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	Since 2012, Myanmar's Rakhine state has been the site of ongoing riots between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Thousands of homes have been torched and Amnesty International estimates that there might be between 50,000 and 90,000 people displaced. Many experts believe that there are about 40,000 Rohingyas living in India. It has been reported that there is pressure from some groups to deport them back, while human rights organisations argue against the deportation citing their persecution at home.		Since 2012, Myanmar's Rakhine state has been the site of ongoing riots between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Thousands of homes have been torched and Amnesty International estimates that there might be between 50,000 and 90,000 people displaced. Many experts believe that there are about 40,000 Rohingyas living in India. It has been reported that there is pressure from some groups to deport them back, while human rights organisations argue against the deportation citing their persecution at home.
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		+	=The Bangladesh position=
		+	==2017: "Safe zones" for Rohingya==
		+	[http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hasina-proposes-safe-zones-for-rohingya/article19722927.ece Haroon Habib, Hasina proposes ‘safe zones’ for Rohingya, September 20, 2017 : The Hindu]
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		+	'''Criticises Myanmar for calling them ‘illegal immigrants’ and ‘Bengalis’ '''
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		+	Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon members states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take a united stand to resolve the Rohingya issue “before it is too late” and placed a set of proposals.
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		+	The proposals, placed at the OIC Contact Group at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, included a call for an immediate end to atrocities against Rohingya Muslims, the creation of ‘safe zones’ in Myanmar for the protection of civilians and an immediate and unconditional implementation of the recommendations put forward by the Kofi Annan Commission.
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		+	Stating that that the crisis has its roots in Myanmar and hence its solution also has to be found in Myanmar, she said, “We want to see an end to the ‘ethnic cleansing’.”
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		+	“It’s an unbearable human catastrophe. I myself have visited them and listened to the stories of their grave sufferings, particularly of women and children... We have continued our diplomatic efforts to return all the Rohingya to their homeland, but Myanmar is not responding,” she said.
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		+	She also criticised Myanmar for labelling Rohingya as “illegal migrants” and “Bengalis from Bangladesh”. She said historical records clearly suggest that the Rohingya have been living in Rakhine for centuries.
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		+	“Myanmar is forcibly driving out the Rohingya Muslims through a planned and organised process. First, they were excluded from the list of recognised ethnic groups of Myanmar. Then in 1982, they were denied their right to citizenship. Later, they were sent to IDP camps in their own country,” she said.
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		+	'''Visit to Cox's Bazar camps'''
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		+	Referring to her recent visit to the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps, she said it was reminiscent of 1971. “When the Pakistani forces burned down our houses and killed our people, around 10 million people crossed the border into India. Now they (Rohingya) are in danger and we definitely need to give them shelter.”
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		+	Also, Bangladesh’s ruling 14-party alliance rejected the speech of Myanmarese leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi. The alliance’s spokesperson Mohammad Nasim said on Wednesday that it was unfortunate that Ms. Suu Kyi did not even mention the word ‘Rohingya’ in her speech.

	=The Indian position=		=The Indian position=

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 On the other hand, Sheikh Hasina is battling with the prospect that stateless Rohingyas can become a political tool against her. Using Kashmir as a comparison point, Suu Kyi said, "Because (there is) a large Muslim community in India and in places like Kashmir, you had this trouble of sorting out terrorists from innocent citizens".
-==="Operation Insaniyat''===
+==="Operation Insaniyat"===
 [http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/operation-insaniyat-india-sends-food-for-rohingya-muslims-in-bangladesh-117091400828_1.html   September 14, 2017: Business Standard]

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 ==="Operation Insaniyat''====
-[http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/operation-insaniyat-india-sends-food-for-rohingya-muslims-in-bangladesh-117091400828_1.html Business Standard]
+[http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/operation-insaniyat-india-sends-food-for-rohingya-muslims-in-bangladesh-117091400828_1.html   September 14, 2017: Business Standard]
 India extended humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in '''Bangladesh''' by flying down food and other essential items to the neighbour to help it deal with the huge influx of Rohingyas who have fled from Myanmar.

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	On the other hand, Sheikh Hasina is battling with the prospect that stateless Rohingyas can become a political tool against her. Using Kashmir as a comparison point, Suu Kyi said, "Because (there is) a large Muslim community in India and in places like Kashmir, you had this trouble of sorting out terrorists from innocent citizens".		On the other hand, Sheikh Hasina is battling with the prospect that stateless Rohingyas can become a political tool against her. Using Kashmir as a comparison point, Suu Kyi said, "Because (there is) a large Muslim community in India and in places like Kashmir, you had this trouble of sorting out terrorists from innocent citizens".
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		+	==="Operation Insaniyat''====
		+	[http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/operation-insaniyat-india-sends-food-for-rohingya-muslims-in-bangladesh-117091400828_1.html Business Standard]
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		+	India extended humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in '''Bangladesh''' by flying down food and other essential items to the neighbour to help it deal with the huge influx of Rohingyas who have fled from Myanmar.
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		+	The relief material will be delivered in multiple consignments under "Operation Insaniyat", with the first tranche to be flown to Chittagong by an Indian Air Force plane later on Thursday evening.
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		+	The assistance, according to an External Affairs Ministry statement, was extended in response to the "humanitarian crisis being faced on account of the large influx of refugees into Bangladesh".
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		+	Dhaka had earlier sought New Delhi's help in addressing the problems faced by the Bangladesh government as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have entered that country after fleeing persecution in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state.
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		+	The relief material consists of items required urgently by the affected people, namely rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets, the statement said.
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		+	"India has always responded readily and swiftly to any crisis in Bangladesh, in keeping with the close ties of friendship between the peoples of India and Bangladesh.
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		+	"India stands ready to provide any assistance required by the government of Bangladesh in this hour of need," the statement said.

	=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=		=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=

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	Since 2012, Myanmar's Rakhine state has been the site of ongoing riots between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Thousands of homes have been torched and Amnesty International estimates that there might be between 50,000 and 90,000 people displaced. Many experts believe that there are about 40,000 Rohingyas living in India. It has been reported that there is pressure from some groups to deport them back, while human rights organisations argue against the deportation citing their persecution at home.		Since 2012, Myanmar's Rakhine state has been the site of ongoing riots between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Thousands of homes have been torched and Amnesty International estimates that there might be between 50,000 and 90,000 people displaced. Many experts believe that there are about 40,000 Rohingyas living in India. It has been reported that there is pressure from some groups to deport them back, while human rights organisations argue against the deportation citing their persecution at home.
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		+	=The Indian position=
		+	==2017==
		+	[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-indias-four-pronged-strategy-on-the-rohingya-problem-evolved/articleshow/60709876.cms Indrani Bagchi, India for multi-dimensional approach to Rohingya issue, Sep 17, 2017: The Times of India]
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		+	'''HIGHLIGHTS'''
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		+	After PM Modi's Myanmar visit, India called on Myanmar to stop the violence and control the refugee outflow..
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		+	A four-pronged policy on Rohingya refugee problem is being worked on by the government.
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		+	India will assist in the development of the Rakhine province to tackle the problem at its source.
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		+	PM Narendra Modi's apparent endorsement of Myanmar's military crackdown on Rohingya extremist groups set off alarm bells in Bangladesh and India — though for different reasons — and is likely to result in a multi-dimensional approach that will include India pressing for apolitical solution.
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		+	Within hours of Modi's return, his decision to skip addressing the refugee issue had the wires between India and Bangladesh buzzing and senior officials conferred to tweak the Indian approach. After Bangladesh high commissioner Muazzem Ali met foreign secretary S Jaishankar, India made a significant course correction, calling on Myanmar to stop the violence and control the refugee outflow.
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		+	India has run daily flights with relief material for the Bangladesh government to deal with Rohingya refugees. The development comes even as the Supreme Court is hearing a petition challenging the proposed deportation of illegal Rohingya migrants and it remains a political issue for the BJP government, as articulated by minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju. But sifting through disparate statements and conversations with senior government sources, show that a four-pronged policy is being worked on. This will find articulation in the statements by foreign minister Sushma Swaraj, who will lead the Indian delegation to the UN General Assembly for the second time running.
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		+	India will continue to support Myanmar's right to go after ARSA or AMM and any other Rohingya terror group. In a statement of September 9, the MEA stated, "We had earlier condemned the terrorist attacks on Myanmar security forces in Rakhine.The two countries have since affirmed their shared determination to combat terrorism and not allow its justification under any pretext." In addition, India will assist in the development of the Rakhine province as a means of tackling the problem of deprivation at its source. India will also push Myanmar to find a political solution to the crisis.
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		+	As Swaraj told Sheikh Hasina in a phone conversation on Friday, India will oppose Myanmar's acts of pushing Rohingyas into Bangladesh or other countries. The situation can substantially increase the possibility of Pakistan-based terror groups like LeT, Al Qaeda and even ISIS exploiting displaced Rohingyas for terror activities. There is enough evidence that a number of Rohingyas have been radicalised by such agencies.
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		+	In Bangladesh, which is already battling its own terrorist problem, addition of a radicalised population could be used by opposition Jamaat and BNP for political ends. Sources said the Indian government will defend its right to evict illegal migrants. The issue is politically sensitive for BJP which campaigned against such migration in the north-east states. The presence of Rohingyas in Jammu has sparked more such fears. Others have pointed to terror leaders like Zakir Musa supporting the Rohingyas as reason to deport them.
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		+	While security concerns are still paramount, Myanmar faces the difficult task of a political solution to the Rohingya issue. This will be hard for state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as it will impact her support among Buddhists, whose resurgent nationalism is one of the reasons for the Rohingyas' plight.
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		+	On the other hand, Sheikh Hasina is battling with the prospect that stateless Rohingyas can become a political tool against her. Using Kashmir as a comparison point, Suu Kyi said, "Because (there is) a large Muslim community in India and in places like Kashmir, you had this trouble of sorting out terrorists from innocent citizens".

	=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=		=Migration, from Myanmar to Bangladesh=