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India NRC: Assam 'foreigners' demand citizenship

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October 9, 2019

The northeastern Indian state of Assam has excluded nearly 2 million people from a citizenship list, throwing their lives into disarray. Critics say the list discriminates against many "genuine Indians," but authorities stress that the exercise was aimed at weeding out "illegal immigrants."

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