Hyderabad, March 19 -- The Indian central government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules recently. The rules expedite the citizenship process for persecuted minorities who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before 2014. These groups include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians. The Act, however, does not grant the same amnesty to Muslim migrants from these countries. This exclusion has led to large-scale protests in the country, but the law remains to be unchanged.

This article provides a historical background on which CAA originated and evolved. The piece also delves into how the act fits into the larger narrative of citizenship and migration predominant in India. The p...