What will be the most appropriate word to refer to Kashmiri Pandits? |
Non-Resident Indians Red Indians Internally displaced people Immigrants |
Internally displaced people |
The correct answer is Option 3 - Internally displaced people Option 1- Non-Resident Indians
Kashmiri Pandits are ‘internally displaced people’. People who have fled their homes but remain within national borders are called ‘internally displaced people'. Kashmiri Pandits who fled the violence in the Kashmir Valley in the early 1990s are an example of an internally displaced community. Other options: Option 1- An NRI is an Indian citizen who resides outside India for the purpose of employment, carrying on business or vocation, or any other purpose indicating an indefinite period of stay outside India. Option 2- The term "Red Indians" is considered outdated, offensive, and inaccurate. It is a product of a time when European colonizers misunderstood and misrepresented the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Option 4- Immigrants are people who move to a foreign country with the intention of settling there permanently or for an extended period. |