4.2.3.2. India and the Rohingya Issue
♤ According to the Ministry of Home Affairs there are approximately 40,000 Rohingyas living in India. They have reportedly reached India from Bangladesh through the land route over the years.
♤ Home Ministry in an advisory to states said “infiltration from Rakhine State of Myanmar into Indian territory…besides being burden on the limited resources of the country also aggravates the security challenges posed to the country.”
♤ December 2017, socio-economic MoU, woth US$ 25 milllion, with Myanmar to help in the Rakhine province.♤ Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. Among its publications is the WORLD MIGRATION REPORT-2018.toward nuclear weapons and intercontinental missiles.♤ North Korea’s isolated dictators have long believed that nuclear weapons will ensure♤ In October 1994 North Korea and the US sign an Agreed Framework under which Pyongyang commited to freezing its nuclear programme in return for heavy fuel oil and two light-water nuclear reactors.♤ In 2003 North Korea exited the NPT which it has joined in 1985.♤ In July 2007 North Korea shut down its main Yongbyon reactor after receiving 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil as part of an aid package.♤ In December 2015 - US imposed new sanctions on North Korea over weapons proliferation, targeting the army's Strategic Rocket Force, banks and shipping companies.♤ In March 2018, it was announced by the South Korea’s national security director Chung Eui-yong that Kim Jong Un wished to meet US President Donald Trump. The Invitation was accepted by President Trump.5.1.1. Why is North Korean Nuclear Capability a Concerno North Korea has little interest in being a member of the international community,5.1.2. India and North Korea♤ North Korea is on relatively friendly terms with India, with both states maintaining embassies in their respective capital cities.♤ In recent months the US has been pushing for India to cut ties with North Korea.“direct dialogue” involved in the Korean Peninsula crisis.♤ In July 2012, the International Red Cross said the violence in Syria had become so widespread that it was in a state of civil war.o fighters known as rebels, who don't want Assad to be in power anymore, and♤ More than 400,000 people have been killed in this civil war.♤ In 2017 an alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters, backed by America, took back the city of Raqqa in the north-west from IS.5.2.1. India and Syria♤ India has a number of interests and values which underpin its position on Syria.♤ Delhi also has major interests in stability in the Middle East given its increased dependency on oil and gas imports.♤ India had to, along with its consortium partners, abandon oil investments due to security concerns in 2013.
