What is citizenship and what does it mean to lose it
An Analysis of the Citizenship Amendment Act of India
Abstract
The article conceptualises different definitions of citizenship, drawing parallels between citizenship and humanness. it envisages the meaning of losing citizenship and places in it in a wider ambit of the contemporary Indian political context. Using the example of the recent law called Citizenship Amendment Act in India, it deduces how citizenship is a prerogative to be considered human and those without it face violence largely justified and appropriated not just by society but also by law.
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