AdvertisementHere’s more about the legislation and its place in Modi’s broader Hindu agenda:What is the citizenship law? Modi’s government argues that because the law applies to refugees from Islamic countries, India need not offer special protection to Muslims. Some could rely on the new citizenship law to gain status — but not Muslims. “There is absolute political consensus within the BJP that India is culturally a Hindu country,” said Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. With more protests planned across the country, India’s Supreme Court is due to hear arguments Wednesday that the citizenship law is unconstitutional.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2019 15:45 UTC