Prime Minister Narendra Modi stridently backed a law establishing a religious test for migrants that has led to deadly protests.
Tag: Citizenship and Naturalization
As Modi Pushes Hindu Agenda, a Secular India Fights Back
Protesters are speaking out against what they say is a government bent on attacking diversity, the foundation on which India was built.
As Modi Pushes Hindu Agenda, a Secular India Fights Back
Protesters are speaking out against what they say is a government bent on attacking diversity, the foundation on which India was built.
As Protests Rage on Citizenship Bill, Is India Becoming a Hindu Nation?
Several people have been killed as unrest spreads to new corners of the country. Many see the passage of a new law as anti-Muslim.
2 Dead in Protests Over India’s Religion-Based Citizenship Bill
Demonstrators defied troops and a curfew after the bill, which would make it easier for some non-Muslim migrants to become citizens, was approved in Parliament.
Indian Parliament Passes Divisive Citizenship Bill, Moving It Closer to Law
The government says it is trying to protect religious minorities from being persecuted in Muslim countries. Indian Muslims say the bill is discriminatory, and protests are spreading.
India Steps Toward Making Naturalization Harder for Muslims
A bill establishing a religious test for immigrants has passed the lower house of Parliament, a major step for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist agenda.
Turkey Vows to Send ISIS Militants Home
The interior minister declared that Turkey was “not a hotel” for captured Islamic State fighters as it began to pressure reluctant European states to take back their citizens.
Germany Has Been Unified for 30 Years. Its Identity Still Is Not.
East Germans, bio-Germans, passport Germans: In an increasingly diverse country, the legacy of a divided history has left many feeling like strangers in their own land.
Justin Trudeau’s Conservative Rival Discloses He Has Dual U.S. Citizenship
The revelation of Andrew Scheer’s dual citizenship could complicate his efforts to paint his rival, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as inauthentic.