Aatish Taseer’s Overseas Citizenship Card Revoked But is It Legal?

Why has Aatish Taseer had his overseas citizenship revoked? And what can he do about it? We find out on this podcast

Why are we talking about this now, when the year’s almost over? Because Aatish Taseer, the man who wrote that article had his Indian citizenship revoked on 7 November.

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‘Can the World's Largest Democracy Endure Another Five Years of a Modi Government?’

That was the headline of the cover story of Time Magazine’s May 2019 edition. The article was accompanied by a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a caption that read: ‘Modi – India’s Divider in Chief’.

Why are we talking about this now, when the year is almost over? Because Aatish Taseer, the man who wrote that article, had his Indian citizenship revoked just yesterday.

We’re talking about what has happened and how it’s happened on this episode of The Big Story.