India’s moral posturing becomes all the more risible when juxtaposed with data from Bangladesh.

One of the most discussed men in the context of the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is Prateek Hajela, a senior Indian administrative officer who helmed the massive exercise of updating the list for the last four years.

After the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam left out over 1.9 million people, Amnesty International India appeals to the state government to ensure that the Foreigners’ Tribunals function with utmost transparency.

While the National Register of Citizen (NRC) in Assam is still mired in controversy, the Indian government has decided to go for a country-wide documentation of persons “usually residing” in India.

The Indian and the Assam governments move an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking extension of the July 31 deadline for coming out with the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.

In a major relief to the 4.7 million people left out of the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Indian Supreme Court extends the deadline for filing claims and objections of people excluded from the document till December 15.