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Reinventing the Republic: Faith and Citizenship in India

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  • Niraja Gopal Jayal

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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.

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  • Niraja Gopal Jayal, 2022. "Reinventing the Republic: Faith and Citizenship in India," Studies in Indian Politics, , vol. 10(1), pages 14-30, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indpol:v:10:y:2022:i:1:p:14-30
    DOI: 10.1177/23210230221082799
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