Who are the Rohingya?

The Rohingya are often described as "the world's most persecuted

minority".
They are an ethnic group, majority of whom are Muslim, who have
lived for centuries in the majority Buddhist Myanmar. Currently,
there are about 1.1 million Rohingya who live in the Southeast
Asian country. They are not considered one of the country's 135
official ethnic groups and have been denied citizenship in
Myanmar since 1982, which has effectively rendered them
stateless.
Where are the Rohingya from?

Muslims have lived in the area now known as Myanmar since as

early as the 12th century, according to many historians and
Rohingya groups. After independence, the government viewed the
migration that took place during British rule as "illegal, and it is on
this basis that they refuse citizenship to the majority of Rohingya,"
HRW said in a 2000 report.
How and why are they being persecuted? And why aren't they recognized?

In 1948, Myanmar got independence. Than Rohingyas were not in

the ethnicity who can gain the citizenship. T he act, however, did
allow those whose families had lived in Myanmar for at least two
generations to apply for identity cards. Only foreign identity cards
were given to them.
Since the 1970s, a number of crackdowns on the Rohingya in
Rakhine State have forced hundreds of thousands to flee to
neighboring Bangladesh, as well as Malaysia, Thailand and other
Southeast Asian countries. During such crackdowns, refugees have
often reported rape, torture, arson and murder by Myanmar
security forces.
Scenario in Bangladesh

The UN Refugee Agency has estimated over 290,000 people have fled for
refuge in neighboring Bangladesh out of which 80% of refugees are women and children.

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have told Al Jazeera that the

government's aid thus far has been inadequate, with many saying
they haven't received any kind of government help.
Refugees in Bangladesh have been banned from leaving the
overcrowded border areas. Police check posts and surveillance have
been set up in key transit points from stop Rohingya from traveling
to other parts of the country.
Illegal emersion of about 40000 Rohingyas in India from Myanmar
since 2012.
Concern of Modi government
The Narendra Modi government is concerned over Rohingyas' stay in India for
security regions. In its affidavit to the Supreme Court, the government said that
some of the Rohingyas with militant background were found to be very active in
Jammu, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mewat. They have been identified as having a
very serious and potential threat to the internal and national security of India,
the Centre told the Supreme Court.
Govt. is looking for ways to deport 40000 Rohingyas from India as
they can be suspected infiltration of terror outfits (threat) to the
countries security.
What others advice to India?
The UNHCR and the Amnesty International, however, asked India to reconsider
its decision saying that the Rohingyas are the most persecuted eth nic group in
the world. India should adopt a humanitarian approach in dealing with
Rohingya problem, they said.

Refusing to bow under international pressure over Rohingya crisis, India made
it clear that it would not compromise with the security concerns o f the country.
However, the government decided to extend help to Bangladesh in providing all
amenities to the fleeing Rohingyas, who are being relocated in camps there.
India also asked Myanmar to end the persecution of Rohingyas.

Rohingyas as refugees in india

The Constitution of India only defines who is a citizen of India. The subsequent
laws also do not deal with refugees. In legal terms, a person living in India can
be either a citizen or a foreigner defined under the Foreigners Act, 1946. There
are about 16,000 UNHCR-certified Rohingya refugees in India. The government
estimate puts the figure of Rohingya refugees living in India beyond 40,000 with
maximum concentration in and around Jammu.

Problem India is facing in dealing with the issue

In the absence of a law to deal with refugees, their identification and
surveillance will become difficult especially when the intelligence agencies have
warned the jihadi terror outfits are looking to exploit the vulnerability of Rohingyas.

Refugees past in India

The Tibetan refugees were given the Registration Certificates and the Identity
Certificates.
The minority refugees - Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -
from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan were allowed to stay in India on
Long Term Visas