Watch: Will Citizenship be Determined by Religion in India?
What does the bill really indicate for India's future?
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The Citizenship Amendment Bill proposes granting Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who have spent six years in the country, but have no documents.
The Wire's senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani discusses the contentious bill in detail with The Wire's deputy editor Sangeeta Barua Pisharoty.
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