CAA reduced it to 'not less than five years ... at least 1,414 foreigners belonging to these non-Muslim minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan were given Indian citizenship ...
"CAA does not cancel the naturalisation laws ... Buddhist, and Christian communities and who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, due to facing religious persecution in their home ...
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to seek citizenship. The authorities say it will help those facing persecution.