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Passport is a document meant to ‘regulate the departure from India of citizens of India’: MEA spokesperson

India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu · 14 Jul 2026, 16:28

Less than 8% of Indian citizens hold a passport, says Randhir Jaiswal; the response came weeks after a government official referred to the Indian passport as a “travel document” and said that it is not a “citizenship document”.

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