Reinventing the Republic: Faith and Citizenship in India

Niraja Gopal Jayal

Studies in Indian Politics, 2022, vol. 10, issue 1, 14-30

Abstract: In India, a new legal regime and political ecosystem has been enacted for India’s Muslim minority that effectively undermines the constitutional commitment to secularism. This article examines the legal, political, social, moral, and international implications of an assemblage of law and policy—namely, the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, as well as two other initiatives, the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register—that cumulatively animates an ambitious project to reinvent the nature of the Indian republic, from a pluralist, multi-ethnic and multi-religious civic community to a political community marked by ethno-religious majoritarianism.

Keywords: Citizenship; Citizenship Amendment Act; National Register of Citizens; minorities; religion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/23210230221082799

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