Policy Towards Rohingya Refugees: A Comparative Analysis of Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand

The paper offers a comparative analysis of the policies taken by Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand to Rohingya refugees. The study illustrates both nature and dimensions of these states policies in dealing with Rohingya refugees. It discusses the diverse initiatives of there states based in three periods: before the 1990s, after the 1990s, and with a particular focus on the riots after 2012. The study attempts to describe the rationales of states’ policies as well as comparatively elucidates both similarities and dissimilarities among their policies in different time frames. The study also analyzes states’ policies from theoretical frameworks, classical liberalism and political realism −to figure out both human and state centric principles of national policies towards Rohingyas. Having discussed some issues of conformity and inconformity with states’ policies, the paper explores some possible policy prescriptions for these states to resolve the crisis.