Rohingya

The Rohingyas, numbering nearly a million and  constitute a significant portion of the 55 million population of Myanmar.  UN has recognised them  as one of the most persecuted ethnic minorities in the world. General Ne Win, former dictator Premier of erstwhile Burma (now Myanmar), stripped Rohingyas of Burmese citizenship in 1982.
Rakhine state is very close to Bangladesh. In British India, Rakhine province used to be administered from Chittagong and the Rohingyas moved freely between Bengal and Burma.

In the past Budhists Chakma refugees have migrated from Bangladesh to India( In Mizoram). Thsi has caused lots of tension in Mizoram.There is a possibility that Rohingya refugees may turn form camps in Banglsdesh North Eastern states such as Tripura , Mizoram.

While India is not immediately affected by the Rohingya refugee migration from Myanmar, it cannot be oblivious to the regional dimensions of such human migrations based on ethnic discontent. Earlier, the Buddhist Chakmas of Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, who had felt discriminated in that country, had migrated to Mizoram state of India. The Chakma presence had been a source of considerable local tension in Mizoram. Any diversion of Rohingya refugees from camps in Bangladesh to adjoining north-eastern states of India has potential of creating trouble for India.

                                          Traditional Rakhine Water Festival


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