Refugees: India

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2014

The Times of India

Countries with highest number of refugees: 2014; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India

Jun 22 2015

By the end of 2014, about 60 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide because of persecution, conflict or human rights violation. There are three broad categories of displaced people--refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced. Of the total 14.4 million refugees or people living in such conditions, the largest chunk is in Turkey and Pakistan. Currently, India is home to about 2 lakh refugees, ranking 23rd on a list of countries with the highest refugee population. The largest number of people living in India as refugees, or in refugee-like condition is from Tibet and Sri Lanka. UNHCR's recently released report on forced displacement also states that over 8,000 Indians are living in refugee like situation in the US and Canada.