India parliament passes citizenship amendment bill
By DW
14 December 2019 |
8:22 am
For the first time, India would use religion as a legal basis for determining nationality, if the bill passes the upper house too. It's part of the Hindu nationalist strategy promoted by Narendra Modi.
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