Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a 2019 Indian law that fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim religious minorities fleeing persecution from neighboring countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan), while excluding Muslims, leading critics to argue it redefines Indian citizenship along religious lines and institutionalizes religious hierarchy.

Claims that use this term

• The CAA redefined Indian citizenship to exclude Muslims in favor of Hindus
• The CAA redefined Indian citizenship to institutionalize religious hierarchy.
• The CAA aims to redefine Indian citizenship, not immigration