New Delhi: On September 3, 2025, the Indian government issued a notification under the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2024, effective from September 1, 2025. This policy exempts non-Muslim minorities—Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians—from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, due to religious persecution or fear thereof,.
