New Delhi, March 18 -- In December 2019, the Indian government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a legislative move that reverberated across the globe, sparking fervent debates, protests, and diplomatic wrangling. The CAA, designed to offer expedited citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries, including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians, who migrated to India before December 31, 2014, has emerged as a focal point in discussions surrounding immigration, religious identity, and geopolitics. However, beyond its domestic implications, the CAA has far-reaching consequences, particularly for Bangladesh.

After five years, on 11 March 2024, India's Home Ministry notified the bill amending cert...