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by Tony Cross Source Afghanistan’s presidential election this year brought to light potential tension between its various ethnic groups. But there are also small religious minorities in this overwhelmingly Muslim nation. What is life like for Afghanistan’s Sikhs? On a quiet but dusty Kabul street, turbaned men stroll and children in topknots play. These are rare sights… Continue reading Sikhs struggle for recognition in the Islamic republic

Afghan minorities migrating By Zulfiqar Ali – Dawn PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The situation in Afghanistan has forced about 100,000 Sikhs and Hindus to migrate to India and European countries for good during the last decade. Interviews with the representatives of the Sikh community in Peshawar showed that the post-Sept 11 situation had caused an increase… Continue reading Afghan minorities migrating

By RICHARD SPRINGER indiawest.com November 02, 2009 06:43:00 PM Source The Indian government has granted almost 400,000 Overseas Citizenship of India cards, 43 percent of them through Indian consulates in the U.S. and 13 percent in the U.K., according to a new report on the Indian diaspora by the Washington, D.C.-based Migration Policy Institute. The… Continue reading India Issues 400,000 OCI Cards, Says Diaspora Report

Ians Source NEW DELHI – Tara Singh, an Afghan national, had to wait eight years for the Delhi High Court to hear his appeal against a 35-day imprisonment for illegal entry into the country. Justice Indermeet Kaur upheld the conviction of 35 days’ jail for Singh and found him guilty under Section 14 of the… Continue reading Court took 8 years to uphold 35 days jail term

Press Trust of India / London August 20, 2009, 8:44 IST India should offer visas free of charge to NRI lawmakers from all over the world, Chairman of the Minorities Commission Tarlochan Singh has said. Singh, who is here as chairman of the Media Committee of the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010, told newsmen that there… Continue reading Govt of India should honour NRI MPs with Gratis Visa