Where does India stand on the Refugee Question? A Critical Analysis

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Linto K. B, S.K. Bose

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As per the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], more than two lakh asylum seekers and refugees stay in India (UNHCR 2021:1). India is not a party to the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol and has not enacted any national law/s or policies specific to the consequential issue of refugee protection. This paper tries to examine the existing framework in India, the administrative, political, and judicial approaches, with regard to the refugees. Essentially, it tries to understand the standing of India on the refugee question vis-a-vis domestic and international laws? Finally, it discusses why there is a need for dedicated legislation pertaining to the protection of refugees in India.

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