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| US is worried over fate & future of Rohingyas | | | | Rohingya problem is not confined to Jammu only but various parts in India have been affected. What is interesting is the way presence of several thousand Rohingyas in Jammu is not a threat to the state's demography. This is what the Kashmir centric political leaders and the separatists say. But as far as the settlement of a few thousand refugees from West Pakistan in Jammu is concerned these very separatists and Kashmir centric politicians feel it is threat to the state's demography and a ploy to alter the state's demography. Whatever may be the situation in Jammu with National Panthers Party,Harsh Dev Singh, denouncing the state and the Central Governments for not throwing Rohingyas out of Jammu. But with the pending monsoon Rohingya camps in Bangladesh may face a major flood threat. If Myanmar has pushed the Rohingyas out of its country where should they land. And the Myanmar action against Rohingyas is of a recent origin but for the last over two decades these Rohingyas from Myanmar have been settled in Jammu which means that trends against Rohingyas in Mynmar had been building over these years. And the plight of these Rohingyas is a worry not to India but to the US Government. Amid growing worries about the coming monsoon that could flood a third of the main Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh, Washington has offered to partner with New Delhi on joint efforts to assist Bangladesh. Confirming the offer, a senior U.S. administration official said, "We think India also has an interest in seeing this situation resolved." "We will look for ways to work with India to provide for the needs of the Rohingya in Bangladesh, but also to work together to create that pressure on Burma [Myanmar] to create the conditions required for their safe and voluntary return," added the official, calling India a "like-minded" partner. The offer was made during a recent visit to the region by Deputy Assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump and the Director for South and Central Asia, Lisa Curtis, as well as Director for India and the Indian Ocean Basant Sanghera. Curtis, who travelled to Dhaka and Delhi during an extended visit that included Kabul and Islamabad, also visited the main Kutapalong-Balukhali camp in Bangladesh, which is now the world's single largest refugee camp, housing about 600,000 people. The UN's Inter-sector Coordination Group (ISCG) that runs all the camps in Bangladesh, has recently launched an appeal for $950 million for food and shelter for the next year, warning that monsoons that run from April to June and the cyclone season could seriously hamper relief efforts, forcing refugees to pack in even closer on higher ground, spreading the risk of diseases. Amongst the most immediate needs are about 16 million litres of safe water every day, 12,200 metric tons of food, while about 200 health centres, 50,000 toilets and about 5,000 classrooms need to be built, an ISCG statement said. It is a huge task that need support not only from the US but from other countries. And Prime Minister, Modi, could play a vital role in trying to convince Burma and Myanmar to accep;t the Rohingya refugees back so that their fate is not put to risk. Providing 50,000 toilets and 5,000 classrooms is a huge exercise which India alone cannot carry out.Even the poor Bangladesh cannot make any valid contribution and if the US has offered support to India it is a great realization of India's plan to help the refugees wherever they are. |
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