AFP Singapore India’s defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. India and Pakistan were engaged in a four-day conflict this month, their worst standoff since 1999, before a ceasefire was agreed on […]
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Navigating an existential crisis, refugees continue their desperate effort to assert their status as asylum seekers, not illegal migrants. By Basharat Amin The narrow and shrunken lane of Mecca Masjid Chowk (Mecca mosque square) in Jammu bustled with the usual chaos – shouts of vendors, the chatter of customers. Gouramya, a 40-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee, […]
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In Rakhine, the Arakan Army – like the military junta – is forcibly recruiting men and women, exacerbating the civil war and aggravating the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Rohingya face continued abuses after fleeing abroad. India is accused of arbitrarily detaining refugees and illegally pushing some back at sea, while fuelling the stigmatisation of Muslim refugees […]
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UNB News Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh is in touch with India on the recent issues of push-ins and port-related restrictions on the import of certain goods, including readymade garments and processed food items, from Bangladesh. Responding to a question on the restrictions, Adviser Hossain said the Commerce Adviser of […]
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10 Rohingya from Myanmar booked for living illegally in UP’s Unnao The Rohingya were living in huts near the Ganga riverbank. Ten suspected Rohingya from Myanmar were booked for allegedly living illegally in the Gangaghat area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Friday. Gangaghat SHO Pramod Mishra said the FIR under provisions of […]
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CYLA Blocks Paletwa–Mizoram Trade Route, Citing Human Rights Abuses by AA Against Chin People. The Lawngtlai District Council in Mizoram State has announced that the India–Paletwa trade route — a vital corridor for areas controlled by the ULA/AA — has been indefinitely blocked starting from May 16. The trade route shutdown is being led once […]
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Families await news of Rohingya abandoned at sea by India Refugees told families they were left at sea near Myanmar India’s government often labels undocumented Muslims as security threats AFP It has been more than a week since Akbar, a Rohingya refugee in India, has heard his niece’s voice, the longest they have not spoken […]
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India Is Accused of Inhumanely Deporting Rohingya Refugees The allegations, which include being pushed into the sea off Myanmar with only life jackets, have prompted a call from the United Nations for an investigation. The United Nations has called for an investigation into “credible reports” that Indian authorities rounded up Rohingya refugees and expelled them, […]
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India restricts Bangladeshi RMG, fruit, other imports through its ports India on Saturday imposed port restrictions on the import of certain goods, including readymade garments (RMG) and processed food items from Bangladesh. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification in this regard. These restrictions came after […]
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Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported. The Indian authorities provided the refugees, which included the elderly, children and women, with life jackets […]
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