The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
There is a lot of confusion in India about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). A lot of lies and propaganda is being spread. Let us understand these two things.
What is the Citizenship Amendment act?
Citizenship Amendment Act is a change in the Citizenship Act of 1955 passed by the Indian Parliament on 12th December 2019.
This act inserted a special proviso, namely
Provided that any person belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, or Pakistan, who entered into India on or before the 31st day of December 2014 and exempted by or under Passport Entry into India Act 1920 or Foreigners Act 1946 shall not be treated as illegal migrant for the purposes of this Act.
the main clause of CAA, 2019
Remember this act applies ONLY to minorities who entered India ON OR BEFORE Dec 31, 2014
And what is the National Registry of Citizens – the NRC?
NRC was added in the CItizenship Act, 1955 via the Citizenship Amendment Act 2003, where the Central government could maintain a National Register of Indian CItizen by establishing a National Registration Authority.
The National Register could be established and maintained by the Registrar General of CItizen Registration. The register was to be maintained at State, District, Sub-district, and local level
The date for initialization of the register and the procedures to create the register was to be decided and announced by the Registrar General of Citizen Registration. Neither the timeline, nor the procedures have been specified.
Some are talking about – what about the NRC for Assam?
Well NRC for Assam was added in the 2003 Amendment to the Citizenship Amendment Act as a special provision. This was because of the clause in the Assam Accord signed by Rajiv Gandhi.
Supreme Court ruling in 2013 mandated the NRC for Assam be completed by the Government of the day within 3 years.
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The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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