{"id":51495,"date":"2025-08-18T19:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=51495"},"modified":"2025-08-18T20:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:01:59","slug":"india-demographic-mission-illegal-infiltration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-08-2025\/india-demographic-mission-illegal-infiltration","title":{"rendered":"India To Launch Demographic Mission to Tackle Illegal Infiltration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS2\/Governance; GS3\/Internal Security&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On India&#8217;s 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a <strong>high-powered demography mission <\/strong>to protect the country from the dangers posed by illegal immigrants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Illegal immigration in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a multifaceted issue involving unauthorized entry, overstaying of visas, and undocumented migration across porous borders.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India faces challenges from cross-border migration, especially in northeastern states like Assam and West Bengal, leading to concerns over jobs, social stability, and culture.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Causes\u00a0of Illegal Migration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Porous Borders: <\/strong>India shares unfenced borders with Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan, making clandestine entry easier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political Instability ,Ethnic and Religious Persecution<\/strong>: Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan often flee persecution, seeking refuge in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Disparities: <\/strong>Migrants from neighboring countries seek better employment opportunities and living conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lack of Legal Framework<\/strong>: India is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, and lacks a national refugee law, making it difficult to distinguish refugees from illegal immigrants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impacts of Illegal&nbsp; Migration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Demographic &amp; Social Impact: <\/strong>Alters population composition in border states like Assam, Tripura, West Bengal.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can fuel ethnic tensions (e.g., Assam Movement of the 1980s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strain on education, housing, healthcare, sanitation in urban centres (Delhi, Mumbai).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Impact: <\/strong>Migrants often work for lower wages, affecting local workers.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase in unregulated jobs, reducing tax revenues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burden on Welfare Schemes as Free\/subsidised rations, healthcare, and education diverted to non-citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security Concerns<\/strong>: Possibility of cross-border infiltration by extremist groups (ULFA, HuJI, ISI-backed outfits).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fake documents (Aadhaar, ration cards, voter ID) used for unlawful activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smuggling, human trafficking, and narco-terrorism networks exploit porous borders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Political Impact:<\/strong> Illegal immigrants become a vote-bank through forged documents.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leads to polarised politics (CAA\u2013NRC debates).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inter-state disputes over settlement of migrants (e.g., North-east vs Centre).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diplomatic &amp; Neighbourhood Relations:<\/strong> Strains ties with neighbours like Bangladesh &amp; Myanmar, who deny responsibility for outflow.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s pushbacks (e.g., Rohingya deportation) criticised by international agencies on humanitarian grounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental Impact:<\/strong> Pressure on land, water, and forests due to rising population density.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encroachment into ecologically fragile areas (e.g., wetlands of Assam, forests of Northeast).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contributes to urban slums and unsustainable resource use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps Taken<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India reiterated its commitment to ensuring a crime-free border by effectively addressing the challenges of cross-border criminal activities, smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barbed wire fencing<\/strong>, border lighting, installation of technical devices and cattle fences are measures for securing the border.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India plans to fence entire Myanmar border with anti-cut, anti-climb technology to deter illegal infiltration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal Instruments:<\/strong> Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 excludes certain religious minorities from the definition of illegal migrants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Register of Citizens (NRC) <\/strong>used in Assam to identify undocumented migrants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f4f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/08\/managing-Illegal-immigration-1024x968.png\" alt=\"managing-Illegal-immigration\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-51496\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f4f5; 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