Asserting Communitarian Based Strategy in Refugee Laws in India
Asserting Communitarian Based Strategy in Refugee Laws in India

Author(s): S. Irudaya Rajan, Hemaadri Singh Rana
Subject(s): Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Asserting Communitarian; Based Strategy; Refugee Laws in India;
Summary/Abstract: “There is no accurate data on the total population of refugees living in India” . In December 2011, the total number of refugees had reached 204,600. In 2021, India has given refuge to more than 400,000 refugees. Out of 400,000 refugees, 4,557 are Afghan refugees; 95,829 are Sri Lankan refugees; 73,404 are Tibetan refugees, 41,315 refugees are recognized by the UNHCR; about 31,313 refugees belong to minority communities from neighboring countries; about 100,000 are Chin refugees from Myanmar; and about 23,000 are Rohingya refugees. Sri Lankan refugees, Tibetan refugees and few other refugees constitute recognized and documented refugees. Chin and and Rohingya refugees constitute unregistered refugees. Over the years, the refugee population growth in India seems to be increasing and has seen growth of about 200,000 refugees from December 2011 to December 2021.

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