New DelhiIndia has no single citizenship-proof document.
The screening drive leaves millions to satisfy an undefined legal standard.
Individual officials decide case by case what documents qualify as proof.
India’s government has not said when it will issue a clear standard.
How each outlet framed it
- The Diplomat
- uncovers India's citizenship documentation trap: diplomats' 2003 baseline created while abroad, forcing them to use passports as sole proof
Sources: The Diplomat