lacks a uniform asylum policy.

In contemporary time need of a uniform asylum policy is felt due to following reasons:

♤ Due to absence of a uniform policy the government has to consider requests on case to case basis which is lengthy and time consuming process.

♤ India seeks to have a seat in permanent seat in UNSC and membership of groups like NSG; For a global leader it is necessary to have a refugee policy in place which will enhance its good will.

♤ By having an asylum policy India will be in a better situation to deal with issues like Baluchistan as it would get support from those leaders who fight for Humanitarian cause. This will also help in dealing with Pakistan strategically.

♤ Although existing provisions might serve the need of asylum seeker but compiling them into a uniform law will project a positive picture of the country before international arena.

♤ Since India is one of the largest contributor of troops in UN Peace keeping mission, having a policy for asylum will complement these efforts.