And many experts question where India could send the Rohingya even if the government gets Supreme Court backing. The plight of the Rohingya in India, and even neighbouring Nepal, highlights the difficulty the international community faces finding them a long-term home. There are 16,000 Rohingya registered in India according to the UN, but many more are undocumented. The residents include Mohammad Salimullah, a grocery store owner and one of two Rohingya petitioners challenging the government at the Supreme Court. But he said government and police officials have always offered help and he declared “full faith” in the Supreme Court.

Source: New Strait Times September 17, 2017 04:18 UTC