Date of Award

Spring 5-9-2025

Level of Access Assigned by Author

Open-Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Global Policy

First Committee Advisor

Nicholas R. Micinski

Second Committee Member

Kristin Vekasi

Third Committee Member

Asif Nawaz

Abstract

My research aims to address the implications of right-wing nationalism in India on Rohingya refugees within India. In this, I look specifically at the 2010’s into the early 2020’s, when the Bharatiya Janata Party assumed a supermajority. Through this, I look at institutions of the government – Parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Executive to determine what policy framings are being used in discourse around Rohingya. This is a specific instance that may not be generalizable to other cases of right-wing nationalism. However, it may speak to other Muslim identity groups experience in India, specifically those barred from citizenship. I find that nationalism is used mostly in Parliament and the Executive, with the Supreme Court employing restrictions of personhood to Rohingya. Further, I find that Rohingya are used as a proxy for anti-Muslim sentiment through allegations of terrorism and residence in Jammu and Kashm

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