How India is weaponising immigration control to silence its diaspora
Summary
The Indian government has been canceling Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) statuses for some individuals, including academics and journalists, who criticize the government's policies. This has raised concerns about freedom of speech and the legal fairness of these actions. Many of these cancellations seem to target people who speak out against the ruling party's politics.Key Facts
- Professor Nitasha Kaul, a British citizen, had her OCI status revoked by the Indian government.
- The OCI status allows people of Indian origin with foreign citizenship to visit India without restrictions.
- Section 7D of the Citizenship Act of 1955 allows OCI cancellation for reasons like security and fraud.
- Over the past nine years, more than 120 people have had their OCI statuses revoked by Indian authorities.
- These cancellations often lack transparency and procedural fairness.
- Most affected individuals are critical of the Indian government and its policies.
- Domestic courts in India have sometimes resisted these government actions.
- In one case, a court overturned an OCI cancellation for a professor over social media posts.
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