India in talks with Myanmar, Bangladesh to deport 40,000 Rohingya
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New Delhi says only around 14,000 of the Rohingya living in India are registered with the UN refugee agency
By Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - India is in talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar about its plan to deport around 40,000 Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally, a government spokesman said on Friday, with state governments told to form task forces for the purpose.
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