AP EXPLAINS: How India ended up in turmoil over citizenship
(WorldNews India)

NEW DELHI (AP) - India has been embroiled in protests since December, when Parliament passed a bill amending the country`s citizenship law. The new law provides a fast track to naturalization for some migrants who entered the country illegally while fleeing religious persecution. But it excludes Muslims, which critics say is discriminatory and a violation of India`s Constitution. Here`s a brief look at how India has grappled with citizenship: IT STARTED WITH PARTITION British colonialists` split of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan triggered the world`s largest human migration. Millions of Muslims left India for western and eastern parts...