Federalism as a Moderating Force? State-level Responses to India’s New Citizenship Law

This contribution focuses on the response of India’s states to the central government’s controversial decision to amend the country’s citizenship law. Since the legislation was passed in late 2019, a dozen states and Union territories as well as hundreds of local bodies have expressed their dissent...

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Main Author: Loraine Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud
Series:South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/6896