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Indian Politics

The Reality of India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

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#CAAControversy, #CitizenshipAmendmentAct, #CAAProtests, #CAAdebate, #CAA2024, #CAAUpdate, #CAAIndia, #CAAExplained, #CAAImpact, #CAAOpinions, #CAAConsequences, #CAAReforms, #CAADiscussion, #CAALaw, #CAANews
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The Indian government has announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a controversial law that allows Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees from neighboring countries. The CAA, passed in 2019, permits Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to seek Indian citizenship if they arrived before December 31, 2014. The law has faced significant opposition, with concerns raised about its potential discriminatory impact on the Muslim community. Despite this, the government maintains that the CAA is intended to help minorities facing persecution in neighboring Muslim-majority nations. The implementation of the CAA comes weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks re-election, adding to the political significance of this development.