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Mohsin Alam Bhat

Mohsin Alam Bhat teaches at Jindal Global Law School in New Delhi and heads its Centre for Public Interest Law. His academic work focusses on discrimination, exclusion, and the politics of religious and caste minorities in India. His essays have appeared in publications including the Indian Express, The Caravan, scroll.in, and The Wire.

Stateless and Hyperlegalized

On December 11, 2019, the parliament of India voted overwhelmingly to introduce a religious qualification for citizenship. The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) offers all undocumented migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan a route to naturalization, provided ...