Modi’s CAA: Paradox to Indian foreign policy

The citizenship act has not only brought the government under scanner within the country but India’s image has also taken an unprecedented beating worldwide.

The unacceptable discriminatory law has brought unrest in the country and is now getting reactions over the distracted foreign policy.

Former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon’s has described the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act as a “self-inflicted goal”.

No matter how popular the new law may be among BJP supporters, there’s no denying that its impact on India’s foreign policy has been negative.

At one stroke, the Modi government has dented India’s reputation for treating people of all faiths equally, embarrassed friends in Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The law has generated an avalanche of criticism in the global press. Both the law itself, and the heavy-handed response to protests in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, have damaged India’s reputation and standing.

The government thoughtlessly undermine the constitutional principle of secularism, making a crude show of shunning Muslims for their faith.

CAA has certainly brought strong reactions from the world, including UN and thousands of students in the US and other nations.

India has attracted the most international censure with the crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir and the citizenship law.

The government's treatment to the people after both the decisions has brought immense international criticism.

Attacks on government policies can easily be portrayed as attacks on India itself. Western concerns about human rights can be crushed by neo-imperialism.

Modi’s decisions have opened with a set of colossal foreign policy blunders that could saddle India’s diplomats with headaches for many years.