The Indian government told the Supreme Court that the “illegal” influx of Rohingyas “using the porous border between India and Myanmar” and their continued stay here was “seriously harming the national security of the country”. Stating that security agencies had inputs “indicating linkages of some of the unauthorised Rohingya immigrants with Pakistan-based terror organisations and similar…
Read moreChina has opened a strategic highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, a move that Chinese experts say will enable Beijing to make forays into South Asia, according to a media report. The 40.4-kilometre highway in Tibet between Xigaze airport and Xigaze city centre officially opened…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT The Rohingya conflict, which erupted between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state in late August, was apparently fanned by external global players. According to the academic, the conflict has at least three dimensions. The century-long conflict is used by external players to undermine Southeast Asian stability, especially given the fact that what is at stake are vast reserves of hydrocarbons located…
Read moreA large number of shops opened in Darjeeling on Wednesday signaling normalcy that had eluded the hills for the past three months due to indefinite strike called by the GJM for a separate state of Gorkhaland. The situation in the hills remained tense but incident-free despite threats and intimidation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM),…
Read moreThe Union Home Ministry on Wednesday cleared the citizenship for over one lakh Chakma-Hajong, Buddhists, and Hindus, who fled to India in the 1960s to escape religious persecution in Chittagong Hill area of Bangladesh (the then undivided Pakistan). The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. National Security Advisor (NSA)…
Read moreA major UNHCR airlift with emergency relief supplies for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh under way, with the first flight having landed in Dhaka. A UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777 flew in with 91 metric tonnes of aid, including much needed shelter materials, jerry cans, blankets, sleeping mats and other essential items from UNHCR’s global stockpile in Dubai….
Read moreIsrael has refused to stop supplying arms to the Myanmar army, which human rights groups say is involved in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya muslims, but the country’s defence ministry clarifying, “the matter is clearly diplomatic”. Not just that, Israeli arms companies like TAR Ideal Concepts have even trained Myanmar’s special forces in Rakhine state…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK India has emerged as the first responder to natural disasters and man-made conflicts in the extended neighbourhood, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ”Be it THE earthquake in Nepal or A cyclone in Myanmar or conflicts in THE Middle East, India has responded first in keeping with its policy to help neighbours,” Modi…
Read moreIndia said on Wednesday that it shares Myanmar’s concerns over the violence in the Rakhine state and asked all stakeholders to preserve the country’s unity and territorial integrity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. PM Modi’s first bilateral visit here comes at a time when the Myanmarese government…
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Rohingya Immigrants A Big Burden On Bangladesh | Hasina
PRIME MINISTER Sheikh Hasina calls Rohingya immigrants a big burden on Bangladesh, wants India to take more of them. Meanwhile,… Read more…
