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Passport Has Never Been Proof of Citizenship, No New Policy Change: Govt Sources

OneIndia

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June 25, 2026

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The Centre on Thursday clarified that an Indian passport has never been considered conclusive proof of citizenship, asserting that no new decision on the matter has been taken by the Narendra Modi government in the past 12 years, PTI reported citing

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NDTV

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· Jun 25, 2026

'Migration Problem, Systems Leak': Harish Salve On Passport-Citizenship Row

Speaking to NDTV's Shiv Aroor amid the flaring controversy over a foreign ministry official's statement that passport is not proof of citizenship and it is just a travel document, Harish Salve pointed...

Fark

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· Jun 30, 2026

Breaking: Your passport's security and privacy [Scary]

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The Economic Times

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· Jun 25, 2026

Why Indian passport was never proof of citizenship

Why Indian passport was never proof of citizenship

The Tribune

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· Jun 26, 2026

“Absurd legal paradox”: Shashi Tharoor questions Centre over “fatuous” passport row, calls for “common-sense legislative overhaul”

A day after the Central Government clarified that a passport has never been considered proof of citizenship, noting the Passports Act 1967 gives legal grounds to provide the document to non-citizens, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the Centre over the controversy, calling it an absurd legal paradox while describing the debate as fatuous and urging a common-sense legislative overhaul to remove ambiguity.

India Today

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· Jun 24, 2026

Passport is a travel document, not document of citizenship: Govt

Passport is a travel document, not document of citizenship: Govt

Townhall

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· Jun 30, 2026

Is This a Dead Giveaway of Bad News to Come on the Birthright Citizenship Ruling?

Is This a Dead Giveaway of Bad News to Come on the Birthright Citizenship Ruling?

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Related coverage for "Passport Has Never Been Proof of Citizenship, No New Policy Change: Govt Sources": NDTV — 'Migration Problem, Systems Leak': Harish Salve On Passport-Citizenship Row. Fark — Breaking: Your passport's security and privacy [Scary]. The Economic Times — Why Indian passport was never proof of citizenship . The Tribune — “Absurd legal paradox”: Shashi Tharoor questions Centre over “fatuous” passport row, calls for “common-sense legislative overhaul”. India Today — Passport is a travel document, not document of citizenship: Govt. Townhall — Is This a Dead Giveaway of Bad News to Come on the Birthright Citizenship Ruling?