The president of the ruling party (BJP) promised during election campaigning that only refugees belonging to Hindu, Sikh and Buddha will be allowed into India. The government also seems to be thinking along the same lines. Since India is a secular country, can this discrimination among religious lines be acceptable? What are the political implications of this statement?
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1The news article talks of refugees, not immigrants.– JdeBPApr 12, 2019 at 10:56
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Acceptable to whom? It's obviously acceptable to those proposing it. And there are shades of secularism outlookindia.com/website/story/why-india-is-not-a-secular-state/… This not a new debate jstor.org/stable/24457469– FizzApr 12, 2019 at 12:13
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and flares up once in a while bloombergquint.com/opinion/… For a more global take on the issue see blogs.lse.ac.uk/government/2019/02/05/…– FizzApr 12, 2019 at 12:18
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Related question here politics.stackexchange.com/questions/37909/…– Stand with GazaApr 12, 2019 at 14:37
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