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WASHINGTON:
The US government and the United Nations on Tuesday expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law India, with the UN calling the legislation "fundamentally discriminatory in nature."
Rights advocates have criticized the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)- which the Indian government moved to implement, on Monday. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say it…
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NEW DELHI:
India's interior ministry said Monday it was enacting a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world's most populous country heads into a general election.
While the law was passed in December 2019, its implementation was delayed after widespread protests and deadly violence erupted in which more than…