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Topic: Refugee

‘Do we give intruders a red carpet welcome?’—CJI Surya Kant’s observation on ‘missing’ Rohingya case

Hearing petition alleging custodial disappearance of 5 Rohingya from Delhi, CJI asked: 'If there is no legal status of a refugee... do we have an obligation to keep that fellow here?'

Is New Zealand going the Canada way? Over 500% rise in asylum claims by Indians over past 2 years

In 2022-23, the number of refugee claims by Indians was 172 before it shot up 579 percent to reach 1,168 claims in 2023-24. In 2024-25, there have been 453 claims so far.

UK minister Trevelyan to visit Bangladesh, discuss refugee crisis & climate action

The UK and Bangladesh are looking to boost ties in priority areas such as migration, economic reforms, and security.

47 Myanmar nationals enter Mizoram ‘fearing recruitment by Arakan Army’, take shelter in border village

A least 34,282 Myanmarese refugees taking shelter across the 11 districts of Mizoram, state home department records show. Of them, 13,310 are children from different places in Myanmar.

Not just Indian fugitives, Canada harbouring main assassin of Bangladesh’s Mujibur Rahman

Noor Chowdhury, convicted in 1998 of killing Bangladesh’s first president, is said to be living in Etobicoke since 1996. In 2011, he appeared on Canada’s CBC Radio, pleading innocence.

Mizoram CM recalls days as rebel leader, calls state ‘one of the most peaceful’ in world

Speaking at Mizo Students' Union general conference, Mizo National Front leader said his state offers a refuge to those who have fled Myanmar, Bangladesh & Manipur owing to political turmoil.

SubscriberWrites: A refugee’s story

Karma Tenzing’s stories riveted us, & the big brown mountains & clear streams provided inspirational visuals.

War, climate change push number of internally displaced people to record high of 71.1 million

IDMC said the figure represented a 20% increase since 2021. The war in Ukraine triggered nearly 17 million displacements last year, while 32.6 million were displaced due to disasters.

After Covid, funding crisis, India’s only Afghan refugee school finally back to in-person classes

Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan School inaugurated a new building space Tuesday. The new space, in Delhi's Bhogal, accommodates six classrooms and 250 pupils.

US, UK have a solution for refugee crisis and earning money — send them all to Rwanda

The deportation flights to Rwanda are part of 'migrant deterrence practices'. They're used by the West to deter future migration from the Global South.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.