In his first comments since the cabinet cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, PM Modi said those with faith in 'Mother India' can look forward to a better future.
The Union cabinet Wednesday cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The contentious bill, that proposes to give citizenship to non-Muslims facing religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is set to be tabled next week in Parliament.
The home minister is holding a series of meetings on Friday, Saturday, and on December 3 in the wake of strong protests in the northeast against the bill.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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