On the verge: Revocation and denial of citizenship in India
including Muslims are especially vulnerable to citizenship revocation in the West. The Indian context,
which although seems similar, is exceedingly worse due to en masse operation of revocation processes
along with lack of institutional independence, arbitrary official discretion and disregard for the rule of
law. The uncertainty of citizenship status and the serious threat of citizenship revocation haunts the
future of millions of vulnerable Indians. The categories of exclusion in the citizenship regime may lead
to mass statelessness in India.
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