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India is as complicit in this as it was when Bhutan drove us away. Why America is helping and what its interest is remains to be seen.
Some European countries are also willing to resettle refugees.
The European parliament has threatened to stop aid if we do not accept third-country resettlement. These self-proclaimed champions of democracy have turned a blind eye to Bhutan. A few months ago the EU team led by MP Nina Gill put pressure on us. America has not done that.
How do you view UNHCR?
UNHCR says we can't be in politics if we want to remain in the camps. But the agency itself is politicking. It has allowed camp secretaries to engage in politics
How will the people's war the Bhutan Communist Party-Marxist Leninist Maoist has declared in Bhutan affect your peaceful movement?
If it happens and people are killed, Bhutan and India will be responsible. Their policies created the refugee crisis. And it will give the Bhutani king more excuses to prosecute the Bhutani people. The international community should pressure Bhutan and India to create an environment for repatriation to avert such a crisis.
