India requires a legal framework and institutional measures to address the issue of refugee protection. Do you agree with this view? Comment (200 Words)
Refer - The Hindu
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IAS Parliament 4 years
KEY POINTS
· India has emphatically argued over time, particularly in the recent past, that illegal immigration from the neighbouring countries to India must come to an end.
· The main reason why our policies towards illegal immigrants and refugees is confused is because as per Indian law, both categories of people are viewed as one and are covered under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
· India is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, the key legal documents pertaining to refugee protection.
· The absence of such a legal framework also leads to policy ambiguity whereby India’s refugee policy is guided primarily by ad hocism which, of course.
· New Delhi has been one of the largest recipients of refugees in the world in spite of not being a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.
· The Citizenship amendment act 2019 is not the answer to this problem primarily because of its deeply discriminatory nature.
· A domestic refugee law should allow for temporary shelter and work permit for refugees. The absence of a refugee law incentivises illegal immigration into the country.
· New Delhi must also make a distinction between temporary migrant workers, illegal immigrants and refugees and deal with each of them differently through proper legal and institutional mechanisms.
Saravanan 4 years
Pls review
IAS Parliament 4 years
Emphasize more on refugee law needed. Keep Writing.
