Refugee Protection — Amendments

Amendment	Year	Description	Impact
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019	2019	Amended the Citizenship Act, 1955, to provide a pathway to Indian citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution.	Significantly altered the landscape for certain categories of migrants/refugees by offering a selective route to citizenship based on religion and country of origin. It sparked widespread debate regarding its constitutionality, secular principles, and implications for other refugee groups not covered by its provisions, such as the Rohingya. It represents a major policy shift impacting refugee protection discourse in India by linking citizenship to specific religious identities and origins.