NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) - Tensions remained high across India on Monday (Dec 16) after five days of protests against a contentious new religion-based citizenship law turned violent in the capital New Delhi, with police using tear gas to disperse crowds.

Anger against the law has fuelled protests across Asia's third-largest economy, from Assam, about 1,900km to the east of Delhi, to Bengaluru and the financial capital Mumbai.