State of refugees in IndiaOn August 16, 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten announced the Boundary Commission Award. Only in 1996, with the Supreme Court pushing the State government to protect the Chakmas, did the harassment decline. The Rohingyas, an ethnic group from the Rakhine state in Myanmar, are one of the most persecuted groups in the world. Refugees have been accorded constitutional protection by the judiciary (National Human Rights Commission vs State of Arunachal Pradesh, 1996). While the security interests of India must remain paramount, taking care of refugees in India is a moral duty for the state.

Source: The Hindu November 24, 2016 18:51 UTC