<p class="title">The amended citizenship law is meant to give citizenship to religiously persecuted refugees and not to take away the citizenship of Indians of any religion, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu told trainee diplomats from Bangladesh on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also said that India is aware of the heavy burden on Bangladesh as a result of the influx of lakhs of displaced persons from the Rakhine State of Myanmar and that it appreciates Dhaka for its humanitarian gesture towards these displaced persons.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/citizenship-act-protest-live-protest-turns-violent-in-delhis-seelampur-stones-pelted-teargas-fired-784798.html" target="_blank">Follow live updates of the CAA protests here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that Bangladesh could count on India’s full support towards their bilateral efforts with Myanmar in the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas back to Myanmar, a statement from the Vice President's Secretariat said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The vice president's remarks on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act come days after Bangladesh foreign minister A K Abdul Momen and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan cancelled their visits to India amid protests against the legislation in the northeast.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Naidu emphasised that India wants peace and stability in the neighbourhood and friendly relations with all its neighbours.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Without naming Pakistan, he said Kashmir was a settled issue and deplored the attempts by a neighbouring country to aid, abet, fund and train terror outfits to promote cross border terrorism.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The vice president sought Bangladesh’s support in restructuring and reforming multilateral organisations such as the United Nations, so that policies that affect the entire world were not decided by a few.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told the trainees diplomats that the world was multipolar now and it was time to restructure multilateral organisations to reflect this new global reality.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Observing that India attaches the highest importance to Bangladesh, he said “Bangladesh is special for us. Therefore, your visit to India is also special for us.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vice President said that India always believed that a strong, stable and prosperous Bangladesh was in India's interest and "we would like to partner in your journey of progress to become a developed country by 2041," the statement said quoting him.</p>
<p class="title">The amended citizenship law is meant to give citizenship to religiously persecuted refugees and not to take away the citizenship of Indians of any religion, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu told trainee diplomats from Bangladesh on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also said that India is aware of the heavy burden on Bangladesh as a result of the influx of lakhs of displaced persons from the Rakhine State of Myanmar and that it appreciates Dhaka for its humanitarian gesture towards these displaced persons.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/citizenship-act-protest-live-protest-turns-violent-in-delhis-seelampur-stones-pelted-teargas-fired-784798.html" target="_blank">Follow live updates of the CAA protests here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that Bangladesh could count on India’s full support towards their bilateral efforts with Myanmar in the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas back to Myanmar, a statement from the Vice President's Secretariat said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The vice president's remarks on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act come days after Bangladesh foreign minister A K Abdul Momen and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan cancelled their visits to India amid protests against the legislation in the northeast.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Naidu emphasised that India wants peace and stability in the neighbourhood and friendly relations with all its neighbours.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Without naming Pakistan, he said Kashmir was a settled issue and deplored the attempts by a neighbouring country to aid, abet, fund and train terror outfits to promote cross border terrorism.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The vice president sought Bangladesh’s support in restructuring and reforming multilateral organisations such as the United Nations, so that policies that affect the entire world were not decided by a few.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He told the trainees diplomats that the world was multipolar now and it was time to restructure multilateral organisations to reflect this new global reality.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Observing that India attaches the highest importance to Bangladesh, he said “Bangladesh is special for us. Therefore, your visit to India is also special for us.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vice President said that India always believed that a strong, stable and prosperous Bangladesh was in India's interest and "we would like to partner in your journey of progress to become a developed country by 2041," the statement said quoting him.</p>