Introduction The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 is a significant amendment to the Citizenship Act of 1955. This Act aims to provide a fast-track citizenship process for certain persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India before December 31, 2014. The Act has sparked widespread debate, with supporters viewing it as a humanitarian…
Introduction The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), enacted in December 2019, has been one of the most debated legislative measures in India’s recent history. The Act amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 and provides a fast-track route to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan—specifically Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians—who…
Introduction Since India’s independence in 1947, the North-Eastern region of the country has been plagued by insurgency and ethnic conflict. The region, which consists of eight states—Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Sikkim—has been one of the most politically sensitive and volatile areas in India. Historically, the North-East has had a complex…