While the USA chooses to 'watch closely' India's internal policies, it overlooks its analogous legislation aimed at aiding persecuted religious minorities.
Omar Badreddin was arrested for raping a minor in 2016 but later released in two weeks. He was painted as victim by BBC in a documentary on Syrian refugees.
More than 345,000 Afghans have been deported from Iran to Afghanistan in over two months, Afghanistan-based TOLO News reported, citing a senior official of the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.
The Kathmandu district court in Nepal on Friday sent 16 defendants including a former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister to judicial custody in a fake Bhutanese refugee scam.
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan girl who featured on the National Geographic Magazine's iconic cover photo in the 1980s has been evacuated to Italy.
While the United Nations has been advocating the inclusion of refugees, the question remains whether the incoming migrants are willing to assimilate with the culture of the host nation.
The Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who faced religious persecution in their respective countries, will be the biggest beneficiaries of the Citizenship Amendment Act which will finally make them Indian citizens after years of waiting.
The Ministry of External Affairs has refuted claims made by sections of media and clarified that cancellation of Bangladesh Foreign Minister's official trip to India is not connected to the ongoing events in India, especially Citizenship Amendment Bill.