A Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who entered India before December 31, 2014, can now seek Indian citizenship without producing a valid passport of these countries. The rules, which pave the way for implementation of the CAA, state that “any document” that shows one of the parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents of the applicant would suffice to prove their nationality. There had been tense anticipation in Assam over the last few weeks regarding