’Germany gave counsellor access to baby Ariha…’: MEA shares repatriation update
1 year, 5 months ago

’Germany gave counsellor access to baby Ariha…’: MEA shares repatriation update

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs said that it remained in constant contact with German authorities for the repatriation of baby Ariha Shah. We remain in constant engagement with the German authorities on this matter,” said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday. The Indian diaspora has staged several protests seeking Ariha's return over the past two years. They were seen carrying posters with PM Modi's face and baby Ariha Shah and chanted slogans like, "Modi ji ask Germany to send Ariha back home to India," and "Germany send Ariha home."

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India's Stance on Ariha Shah's Repatriation Remains Firm
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Stance on Ariha Shah's Repatriation Remains Firm

India Today  

India's stance on the repatriation of three-year-old Ariha Shah remains firm. The government has expressed its concerns to the German authorities, highlighting the child's cultural and linguistic roots. The German Embassy in New Delhi has acknowledged the case and remains in close contact with the Indian government and the foster family.

Germany to Discuss Ariha Case, Seek Solution to Child's Future
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany to Discuss Ariha Case, Seek Solution to Child's Future

The Hindu  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will discuss the case of three-year-old Ariha Shah, an Indian child taken into foster care by German authorities, during his visit to India this week. The government in Berlin continues to work to find a satisfactory solution for the future of the child, with the possibility of training and exposure to Indian culture in Germany being …

S Jaishankar assures early return of child in German foster care for 3 years
6 months, 2 weeks ago

S Jaishankar assures early return of child in German foster care for 3 years

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs is making efforts to push for the early return of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from Thane district, who has been in foster care in Germany for the past 36 months following allegations of minor physical abuse, local MP Naresh Mhaske has said. It was as a result of "our" intervention that the German Youth Welfare Authorities …

As Ariha turns three, mother Dhara Shah appeals to PM to intervene
1 year, 1 month ago

As Ariha turns three, mother Dhara Shah appeals to PM to intervene

The Hindu  

As Ariha Shah, the Indian child taken into parental custody by German Youth Services in 2021 turned three years old, her mother Dhara Shah made another plea to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter, alleging that German authorities were making no attempt to introduce her to Indian culture. Ms. Shah, who was allowed to visit her daughter …

India Got Consular Access to Baby Ariha in Berlin Last Month, Officials Celebrated Diwali with Her
1 year, 2 months ago

India Got Consular Access to Baby Ariha in Berlin Last Month, Officials Celebrated Diwali with Her

News 18  

Indian officials in Berlin celebrated Diwali last month with baby girl Ariha Shah, who has been living in a foster care in the German capital for over two years. External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday said consular access was given to the child in the second week of last month and that Indian embassy officials celebrated Diwali with …

CONTROVERSY | Young Indian parents are losing their children to foster care abroad
1 year, 5 months ago

CONTROVERSY | Young Indian parents are losing their children to foster care abroad

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 05, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ * On August 20, 2023, Priyadarshini Lingaraj Patil, a 45-year-old Non-Resident Indian from Karnataka’s Dharwad, died by suicide in Belagavi. Double alienation Several retired judges, including four of the Supreme Court and two of High Courts, wrote to the G20 invitee-states urging them to “initiate discussions” on repatriating children …

Indian diplomats in Germany meet Ariha, but parents denied access
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian diplomats in Germany meet Ariha, but parents denied access

The Hindu  

Indian diplomats in Germany received a “consular visit” last month with ‘Baby Ariha Shah’, the two-year-old child who has been taken into parental custody by German Youth Services in September 2021, the government revealed, although the child’s parents say they are being denied visitation rights with her. Ariha was taken from her parents Dhara and Bhavesh Shah in 2021 by …

Germany: Indian community protest for repatriation of baby Ariha Shah
1 year, 6 months ago

Germany: Indian community protest for repatriation of baby Ariha Shah

Live Mint  

The Indian community in Germany gathered at Mannheim Paradeplatz City on September 3 to call for the return of Indian infant named Ariha Shah currently in foster care in Germany, back to India, reported ANI. They chanted slogans like, "Modiji, ask Germany to send Ariha back home to India," and “Germany, send Ariha home.” Even the young children among them …

Mother sends rakhis to MPs, seeks help getting Ariha back
1 year, 6 months ago

Mother sends rakhis to MPs, seeks help getting Ariha back

The Hindu  

Dhara Shah, the mother of two-year-old Ariha, who was placed in foster care in Germany by authorities two years ago, on Monday appealed to MPs and activists to help bring her daughter back. As part of a campaign launched with the help of NGO PRAYAS, Ms. Shah sent rakhis and letters to several people pleading her case. On September 23, …

Mother of girl in foster care in Germany holds silent protest
1 year, 7 months ago

Mother of girl in foster care in Germany holds silent protest

The Hindu  

Dhara Shah, the mother of two-year-old Ariha, who was placed in foster care in Germany by authorities two years ago, on Monday demanded that her daughter be allowed to celebrate India’s 77th Independence Day with the Indian community there. On September 23, 2021, Germany’s Youth Welfare Office took custody of the then seven-month-old Ariha after she suffered an accidental injury …

Who is Ariha Shah, Indian baby taken from her parents by German foster care?
1 year, 7 months ago

Who is Ariha Shah, Indian baby taken from her parents by German foster care?

Hindustan Times  

Dhara Shah, mother of Indian baby in German foster home Ariha Shah, on Friday held a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar urging the German authorities to let Ariha celebrate India's Independence Day, on August 15, with the Indian community in Germany to protect her cultural rights. Dhara Shah, mother of Ariha Shah who is in German foster care, stage a …

Ariha Shah’s case: ‘We are giving high priority to this case…’ says MEA
1 year, 7 months ago

Ariha Shah’s case: ‘We are giving high priority to this case…’ says MEA

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs Thursday said they had summoned the German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann this week in connection with the case of Indian baby girl Ariha Shah who has been placed in foster care in Berlin for more than 20 months after the seven month-old baby suffered an accidental injury in September 2021, reported PTI. Bagchi said, “We believe …

Summoned German Ambassador to push for Baby Ariha’s return: MEA
1 year, 7 months ago

Summoned German Ambassador to push for Baby Ariha’s return: MEA

The Hindu  

Amidst calls by the opposition for the government to take up the case of Baby Ariha Shah, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that it had summoned the German Ambassador over the 2-year-old child’s situation in foster care in Germany. ‘Cultural rights infringed’ “At a minimum we believe this child’s cultural rights and rights as an Indian are …

Jaya Bachchan requests Indian government to bring back baby girl Ariha Shah from Germany
1 year, 7 months ago

Jaya Bachchan requests Indian government to bring back baby girl Ariha Shah from Germany

Firstpost  

Jaya Bachchan says we will put in a request to Indian external affairs minister and the German embassy as well to bring back Ariha Shah Just like the Sagarika Chakraborty case, Ariha Shah case too deserves a happy ending. According to reports, veteran actress and Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan on Wednesday requested the Indian government to bring …

Jaya Bachchan requests Indian government to bring back baby girl Ariha Shah from Germany
1 year, 7 months ago

Jaya Bachchan requests Indian government to bring back baby girl Ariha Shah from Germany

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan on Wednesday requested the Indian government to bring back Dhara’s child Ariha Shah, who has beenliving in a foster care in Berlin,Germany for around two years. “I am presenting Dhara Shah in front of everyone whose daughter Ariha Shah has been taken by the German govt for 2 years now. Ariha Shah was …

Explained | What is India-Germany diplomatic row over repatriation of baby Ariha
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | What is India-Germany diplomatic row over repatriation of baby Ariha

The Hindu  

The story so far: An ongoing custody battle for a two-year-old girl separated from her Indian parents in Germany two years ago has triggered a diplomatic spat between India and Germany. In response to renewed appeals from baby Ariha’s parents earlier this month, the government expressed its “dismay” over the treatment and “infringement” of the toddler’s social, cultural and linguistic …

Ariha Shah Repatriation: German embassy dodges questions on Indian girl held against family's will
1 year, 9 months ago

Ariha Shah Repatriation: German embassy dodges questions on Indian girl held against family's will

Firstpost  

While New Delhi has been repeatedly urging the German authorities to send 21-month-old girl Ariha Shah, living in a foster care since September 2021, back to India at the earliest, Berlin has been turning a deaf ear. “We, Members from both Houses of India’s Parliament, belonging to 19 political parties across the political spectrum are writing this joint letter to …

59 MPs from 19 parties write to German envoy - The Hindu
1 year, 9 months ago

59 MPs from 19 parties write to German envoy - The Hindu

The Hindu  

In an unusual display of unity, 59 parliamentarians belonging to 19 political parties have written to the German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann, seeking repatriation of Ariha Shah, a two-year-old girl who has been in German foster care since September 2021. The Indian government has formally asked the German government of the child’s return to a Jain foster family in …

‘Given us hope’: Ariha's mother after MEA's statement on bringing her to India
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Given us hope’: Ariha's mother after MEA's statement on bringing her to India

Hindustan Times  

A day after the minister of external affairs released a statement on the Ariha Shah case, expressing the intention to bring back the two-year-old child currently under the care of German child services, Ariha's mother, Dhara Shah, expressed her trust in the Indian government's efforts to reunite them. Speaking to news agency PTI, Ariha's mother said, "MEA has issued a …

India remains committed to ensure return of Ariha Shah to her parents, stresses government
1 year, 9 months ago

India remains committed to ensure return of Ariha Shah to her parents, stresses government

The Hindu  

India on Friday expressed its “dismay” over the treatment of baby Ariha Shah by the German authorities. Meanwhile, German sources defended the actions of the German Youth Welfare Office, that had been given custody of the girl in September 2021 after allegations that the 7-month-old girl had been physically abused at home, and said the court process in Germany made …

Who is Ariha Shah, the Indian baby in Germany's foster care for last 20 months?
1 year, 9 months ago

Who is Ariha Shah, the Indian baby in Germany's foster care for last 20 months?

Firstpost  

India has appealed to Germany to send Ariha Shah, an Indian baby being kept in foster care in Berlin, back to her home country. #WATCH | "I trust the Indian government and I request that once there will be PM-level intervention in the case then my daughter will return soon," says Dhara Shah, mother of Ariha Shah, who has been …

‘Send Ariha Shah back’: Delhi messages Berlin on Indian child’s rights
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Send Ariha Shah back’: Delhi messages Berlin on Indian child’s rights

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: In a new twist to the case of a two-year-old Indian girl who was placed in the care of German child services in 2021, India on Friday urged Germany to send her back home “at the earliest” since this is her inalienable right as an Indian citizen. Dhara Shah, mother of Ariha and family members, hold a protest …

MEA assures to bring baby Ariha back to India soon, distraught mother remembers Sushma Swaraj
1 year, 9 months ago

MEA assures to bring baby Ariha back to India soon, distraught mother remembers Sushma Swaraj

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs today assured the return of baby Ariha Shah - who has been separated from her parents for 21 months - from a foster care facility in Germany's Berlin to India. The Embassy has repeatedly requested German authorities to ensure that Ariha’s connection with her cultural, religious and linguistic background is not compromised and sought consular …

Baby Ariha issue: Mother Dhara Shah's appeal to Indian govt to get her child back from Germany; MEA's reaction
1 year, 9 months ago

Baby Ariha issue: Mother Dhara Shah's appeal to Indian govt to get her child back from Germany; MEA's reaction

India TV News  

Baby Ariha issue: Dhara Shah, mother of a 27-month-old baby- Ariha Shah- who has been in a foster care facility in Berlin, Germany on Friday appealed to the Indian government to step up efforts to bring her child to her possession. "I trust the Indian government and I request that once there will be Prime Minister-level intervention in the case …

‘In touch with parents, German authorities’: MEA on baby Ariha case
2 years ago

‘In touch with parents, German authorities’: MEA on baby Ariha case

Hindustan Times  

Reiterating the efforts being taken by the government on baby Ariha Shah's custody case, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that the foreign secretary is dealing with the issue while both the embassy and foreign ministry have been in close touch with parents and German authorities to work out a solution. Both the embassy and foreign …

'Request Modi to help us': Why an Indian couple is struggling to bring their 3-year-old daughter back from Germany
2 years ago

'Request Modi to help us': Why an Indian couple is struggling to bring their 3-year-old daughter back from Germany

Firstpost  

An Indian couple’s their three-year-old daughter has been in the custody of German authorities for the last one-and-a-half years. They have now requested Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to help them bring her back Mumbai: Parents of an Indian child in German child rights’ custody landed in Mumbai on Thursday to meet Indian authorities in a bid …

Appeal to PM with folded hands…: Parents of girl in German foster care
2 years ago

Appeal to PM with folded hands…: Parents of girl in German foster care

India Today  

Two-year-old Ariha Shah has been in a foster care facility at Berlin in Germany since September 2021. Her Indian-origin parents, Bhavesh and Dhara Shah, struggling legally to get custody of their child, have now made an emotional appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help with getting their child back. I appeal with folded hands to PM Modi to help …

Trying to find way forward: MEA on baby Ariha case after Modi-Scholz meet
2 years ago

Trying to find way forward: MEA on baby Ariha case after Modi-Scholz meet

Hindustan Times  

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said the issue of baby Ariha Shah's custody case is being closely pursued by New Delhi with the German authorities. "This is something of great sensitivity, something which we deeply care about, something on which our embassy has been in very close touch with …

'She should be…': S Jaishankar on Indian baby in Germany foster care
2 years, 3 months ago

'She should be…': S Jaishankar on Indian baby in Germany foster care

Hindustan Times  

India has concerns that she should be in her linguistic, religious, cultural, and social environment and it is her right, EAM Jaishankar said on Monday regarding the Indian baby who is in German custody. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the government has been intervening and engaging with the German authorities regarding the Indian baby in foster care …

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