In Modi’s India, only ‘good’ OCIs are welcome

What happened: The article examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to roughly five million Indian Americans since taking office in 2014, and how the government streamlined processes for people of Indian origin to acquire "overseas citizenship of India." Key numbers: Modi took office in 2014; the Indian American community is roughly five million people. Why it matters: The article says the diaspora is not homogenous, spanning many religious, caste, linguistic and class groups, and that difficulties emerged after the initial streamlining of overseas citizenship processes.

The article examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to roughly five million Indian Americans since taking office in 2014, and how the government streamlined processes for people of Indian origin to acquire "overseas citizenship of India."

The article says the diaspora is not homogenous, spanning many religious, caste, linguistic and class groups, and that difficulties emerged after the initial streamlining of overseas citizenship processes.