COVER STORY
From vote banks to pawns in international relations, India uses refugees based on changing interests
Outlook Magazine - 1 August 2023
Who is a refugee? A person who carries the home within and is looked at as an outsider in other lands? Or a person who is an outsider within knowing that no place will be home ever? This issue is for the refugees and for us to help us get over what the aid workers call 바카라compassion fatigue바카라.
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The issue of refugees and migrants is complicated and not black and white. In a world wracked by war, civil and ethnic conflict, global inequality and hunger due to droughts and floods triggered by climate change, migration is but natural.
India바카라s ad hoc refugee policy is structured around the politicised binary of 바카라good refugee, bad refugee바카라, with religious nationalism becoming the arbiter
The Partition of India brought in gendered nuances of refugee definitions not dealt with before. The nation came together to respond to the multiple crises facing it, the women however became central to the debate, as the conscience of the nation was aroused.
Objects have memories and Delhi바카라s Partition Museum taps into them
The sorrow of the world바카라s largest migration ever, The Partition
Host countries must adopt policies that support refugee women and girls who often have to face sexual violence and abuse during displacement
The absence of a refugee policy is making Afghan refugees in India more and more uncertain about their future
Climate change is driving mass human displacement and forcing the need to establish climate governance policies that go beyond the traditional perception of who is a 'refugee'
The narrative around refugees and asylum seekers across the globe appears politically insinuated. Because data tells a different story
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The issue of refugees and migrants is complicated and not black and white. In a world wracked by war, civil and ethnic conflict, global inequality and hunger due to droughts and floods triggered by climate change, migration is but natural.
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India바카라s ad hoc refugee policy is structured around the politicised binary of 바카라good refugee, bad refugee바카라, with religious nationalism becoming the arbiter
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The Partition of India brought in gendered nuances of refugee definitions not dealt with before. The nation came together to respond to the multiple crises facing it, the women however became central to the debate, as the conscience of the nation was aroused.
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Objects have memories and Delhi바카라s Partition Museum taps into them
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The sorrow of the world바카라s largest migration ever, The Partition
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Host countries must adopt policies that support refugee women and girls who often have to face sexual violence and abuse during displacement
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The absence of a refugee policy is making Afghan refugees in India more and more uncertain about their future
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Climate change is driving mass human displacement and forcing the need to establish climate governance policies that go beyond the traditional perception of who is a 'refugee'
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The narrative around refugees and asylum seekers across the globe appears politically insinuated. Because data tells a different story
OTHER STORIES
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The Bihar Museum Biennale at NGMA Bengaluru was a gentle reminder on the need to re-imagine gender, inclusivity, and museums in a digital world
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The existing ad-hoc treatment of refugees in India has only exacerbated the inconsistent refugee regime in the country
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For refugees, language is a necessity to survive and integrate into a new society; however, not knowing the language may lead to violence
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A look across these camps would reveal that life is clustered and overcrowded with little or no space for privacy.
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Unlike other refugee communities in India, Sri Lankan Tamils have a unique claim that they are not technically refugees, but they have to be considered as repatriates.
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Initiatives such as the refugee contingent at the Olympics have given hope to athletes who have left their home countries for a reason
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It has been difficult to adapt to a new society and culture while carrying the weight of my past. As an Afghan woman and a refugee, living away from home and fighting for my rights has been particularly challenging. It has required immense resilience and determination.
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Who is a refugee then? A person who carries the home within and is looked as an outsider in other lands? Or a person who is an outsider within knowing that no place will be home ever?
