Indian nationality law

All Assam Students Union (AASU) activists hold hands together as they form a human chain to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on a road in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Critics say the bill threatens the secular fabric of India. 

Citizen pain: Part I

Critical State

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into how states determine citizenship, with a spotlight on Assam, India, as the case study.  

Protesters hold Indian flag in Delhi

Rage against India’s citizenship law rooted in complex history of nation-building

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A woman stands with her back to the camera wearing a plaid green and yellow scarf.

Thousands of Bengali women must prove their Indian citizenship or face statelessness. Most can’t.

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