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Manira Chaudhary | Ab Rauoof Ganie
April 2, 2024

In an abrupt move just weeks ahead of national elections, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act, which had lain dormant since it sparked deadly protests in 2019.

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