India immigration crackdown sparks fear among outspoken diaspora

Modi government accused of clamping down on visa-free entry for critics

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Millions have been granted Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status, which lets foreign nationals born in the country live and work there visa-free.   © Reuters

KANIKA GUPTA, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- Ashok Swain once visited India regularly to see family. But little did he know that a trip to his hometown for a relative's wedding four years ago would be his last.

The Swedish university professor's world was turned upside down when the local embassy notified him that he was banned from India over "provocative speeches and tweets" about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

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