Geopolitics
The Citizenship Crucible: When India's Own Ambassadors Must Prove Their Patriotism
Former Indian ambassadors like Navdeep Suri and Ramesh Chander, who served the nation abroad, were asked to prove their citizenship because their names were missing from a 2003 voter list due to their service overseas, highlighting the absurd and insulting bureaucratic nightmare where loyal citizens are treated as suspects in their own homeland. This situation exposes a deeply flawed system that disproportionately burdens older, poorer, and rural citizens, threatening to disenfranchise millions while creating an atmosphere of anxiety and distrust, a betrayal of the very people who built this nation.
