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Citizenship Amendment Act
PM Modi Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship Law Ahead of Elections
By Kavita Chowdhury
It is aimed at the communal polarization of India to solidify Hindu votes, and deflect attention away from disclosures of the government’s controversial party funding scheme.
India Announces Rules to Implement a Citizenship Law That Excludes Muslims
By Associated Press
Muslims fear that the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens will be used to marginalize them.
BJP Government’s Strategy on Implementation of Citizenship Law
By Mridugunjan Deka
Implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is being advanced incrementally and in a non-dynamic fashion.
Did the Controversial Citizenship Amendment Act Affect India’s International Position?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
India’s new citizenship law was criticized in various countries, but did it lead to cancelled deals or sanctions?
US Religious Freedom Watchdog Highlights ‘Campaigns of Harassment and Violence’ Against Minorities in India
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom gave India its lowest rating in the annual report for 2020.
India’s Modi Says Muslims Have Nothing to Fear With New Law
By Associated Press
The Indian prime minister has sought to assuage concerns over a controversial new citizenship law.
Indian Refugee Policy: From Strategic Ambiguity to Exclusion?
By Bansari Kamdar
India need a domestic refugee law to protect those persecuted, but it does not have to be an exclusionary one.
India’s Citizenship Moves May Impact Relations With Its Neighbors
By Amit Ranjan
The CAA and NRC will echo across India’s borders, particularly in Bangladesh and Nepal.
How India Ended Up in Turmoil Over the Issue of Citizenship
By Associated Press
Protests began recently, but tensions over who gets to be Indian have persisted for decades.
Indian State Challenges New Citizenship Law in Supreme Court
By Associated Press
The government of Kerala argues the Citizenship Amendment Act violates India’s secular constitution.
Public Spaces and Radical Solidarity Define India’s Student Protests
By Surajkumar Thube
India's student protesters are standing up for a particular vision of the country.
Assam’s Women at the Frontline of Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Law
By StoriesAsia
Women in the Indian state of Assam are making their voices heard.
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