Traversing the Pathways of Citizenship: A Voyage of Contemporary Legal Regime of India
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2021-03
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Indian Journal of Law and Justice
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Bandyopadhyay, Rathin
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University of North Bengal
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Nagarale, S. B. (2021). Traversing the Pathways of Citizenship: A Voyage of Contemporary Legal Regime of India. Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 12(1), 132–146. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4143
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Nagarale, Sonia B.
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Citizenship being an indivisible integral of any democratic set warrants a holistic and
comprehensive approach. India being a largest democracy of the world has adopted
accommodative approach towards its citizenship. Moreover, the constitutional
protection conferred upon the citizens and non-citizens have concretized the polity of
India. On the backdrop of this, citizenship has been clearly discussed under the
constitutional mandate. India as a nation has its citizenship underpinnings traced
through prolonged British rule. Since the modern India has been largely unified due to
British rule, the constituent assembly while making of the Constitution of India has
laboriously deliberated upon nuances of citizenship of India. At the same time,
international perspectives on citizenships have also enabled the India to cope up with
changing geo-politico-economic scenario of the world. By virtue of constitutional
mandate, India has been committed to draw policies having consonance with
international legal regime; nevertheless, state sovereignty and the battle of government
and public interest has generated a radical wave of discontent towards latest legal
development in India pertaining citizenship. Present article takes a cross-section of
historical development of citizenship law in India. It also assesses the constitutional
mandate and various legal nuances on the touchstone of international legal forefront.
On this backdrop present article also analyses the latest development of citizenship law
of India, and lately amended bills on the citizenship. The contemporary socio-politico
discourse on citizenship laws and National Citizenship Register has also been addressed
hereunder. Ultimately, the article encapsulates contemporary development of citizenship
regime of India while drawing critical appraisal of public opinion. The governmental as
well as social measures having consonance with latest citizenship amendments in India
have also been examined on the yardstick of judicial and juristic touchstone. To that
effect, article highlights an emerging issue belonging to the India’s Constitution and
governance.
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12
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0976-3570
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132 - 146