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4 Million Indian Citizens Could Be Made Stateless Tomorrow. Here’s What to
Know

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   But the list has been mired in controversy. The last time a draft was
   released, in 2018, 4.1 million people were left off, putting them at
   risk of being made stateless. Many of them were poor, illiterate and/or
   members of the Muslim minority.

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   citizenship, or any other apart from Indian, it would be illegal under
   international humanitarian law for India to strip their Indian
   citizenship, thus making them stateless.

   So it’s more likely that India will have to send people to detention