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The Indian Constitution's unitary tilt -Aradhya Sethia

-The Hindu The Centre-State conflict over CAA in some places may lead to a fresh debate on the federal question The recent political developments around the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have revealed some of the most significant crevices of Indian federalism. Soon after the protests erupted, several State governments occupied by Opposition parties or partners of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared that they would...

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India should value the loyalty of those who speak up -Shruti Rajagopalan

-Livemint.com The Centre will find that it pays to listen to those who have exit options but prefer to voice grievances When and why do people protest? Why do they protest over some issues but not others? These questions have come up since the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was enacted and the possibility of an all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC). The persistence of protests against the CAA and NRC and its...

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India's poor are also document-poor -Rukmini S

-Livemint.com Document-driven processes such as the proposed National Register of Citizens are likely to place the heaviest burden on Adivasis and Muslims Among the many conceits of the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens is this: that only “illegal immigrants" need fear not having the proper documentation. News reporting from Assam has exposed repeatedly that this is not necessarily the case, with women and the poor bearing the brunt of the National...

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NPR data will be collected in Odisha in April-May -Satyasundar Barik

-The Hindu Date, place of birth of parents are new features in the exercise BHUBANESWAR: Come April, you need to answer when and where your parents were born. The National Population Register exercise, which has been initiated in Odisha, will have some additional questions about parents. The data for the NPR, widely dubbed by the Opposition parties a step towards preparing the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC), will be captured between April...

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CAA, NRC introduce meddlesome officialdom into a question as fundamental as citizenship -Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo

-The Indian Express CAA and NRC introduce a meddlesome officialdom into a question as fundamental as citizenship. Why not open our doors to all who sign up in our national mission of being democratic, open, tolerant and inclusive? In 2014, then candidate Narendra Modi’s slogan of “maximum governance minimum government” had resonated with many voters who felt that the Indian government loomed too large in their lives while delivering too little to...

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