First reported by Global Voices
Beyond the passport: The legal ambiguity of Indian citizenship
Passport regulates departure, not citizenship proof, says MEA amid SIR row; under 8% hold one
That clarification, offered on Tuesday by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, has landed in the middle of a charged political debate over what documents Indians can use to establish their citizenship…
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