Published by Nationality For All (NFA) Lead Researcher Jenna Biedscheid, Nayantara Raja, Nicole Fong, and Shuchi Purohit How to Cite Biedscheid, J., Fong, N., Purohit, S., and Raja, N. (2026). Statelessness Encyclopaedia Asia Pacific: Regional Overview on Digital ID and its Impact on Statelessness. Third Edition. Nationality For All. Organization Fact-sheet worked on Contributors Linklaters Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Japan Factsheets Penny Barsha and her team Watson Farley & Williams Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand Factsheets Michelle Vickers, Neil Cuthbert, Jennie Wong, Yue Ma Kinstellar LLP Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Factsheets Kamilla Khamraeva, Umid Abdullaev, Dilnora Mirabdullaeva Independent Researcher Nepal Factsheet Bhaskar Gautam Imkaan Welfare Organisation Pakistan Factsheet Tahera Hasan and Maliha Najib Fellow, Digitally Rights Limited Bangladesh Factsheet Manisha Biswas SEAP 3rd edition STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC Third Edition Shardul Amarchand Managaldas India Factsheet (SAM) Protiti Roy Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co. assisted with legal research for the India country factsheet. Opinions and analysis presented in this report are not attributable to them. Institute of Law, Innovation, and Technology (iLIT) The Pacific Country Factsheets Laura Bingham, Lydia Hurtado and iLiT team Copyeditor Aastha Dahal Editor Subin Mulmi Design YoungInnovations Pvt. Ltd. Special thanks PILNet Year April 2026 Edition Third Digital ID and its Impact on Statelessness Regional Overview 3 REPORT 2026