Prior to the Citizenship Act coming into effect, the persons resident in India or born in India at the time of commencement of the Indian Constitution, were considered Indian citizens.Understanding the following terms is also important to understanding citizenship in India:Person under the ...
The Indian Citizenship Act, for whatever reason it was enacted, did not give Native Americans the right to vote. Except for the Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments, which guarantee African-Americans and women the right to vote in all states, respectively, the Constitution gives states the authority...
country. India is presently providing a singleIndian Citizenshipfor those residing in the land. All the matters related to the Indian Citizenship are dealt according to the rules laid down in the articles numbered 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, in the Part II of the Constitution of India....
LawConstiutional LawIndiaPoliticsInternational LawCitizenshipLegal TheoryPolitical ScienceThe piece is an analytical critique of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act by deconstructing it in regards to a wide range of legal (national and international), poSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
With this new law, the Indian government will grant Indian citizenship to those non-Muslim immigrants who entered the country illegally before Dec. 31, 2014. Opposition parties and civil society members criticize the bill as contrary to secular principles enshrined in India's constitution as it exc...
Modi made the remarks while addressing Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) mega rally at Ramlila Maidan, a ground located in New Delhi, the capital city of India. "This CAA is not for any Muslim or Hindu of this country. The citizens of India have nothing to do with CAA," Modi said. "If...
Citizenship and the Indian Constitution The provision for overseas citizenship along with other changes in citizenship rules introduced by the Indian government reveals a trend that reinforces cu... V Rodrigues 被引量: 4发表: 2008年 Comment: The Stranger who Resides with You: Ironies of Asian-Ame...
(II) Highlights of the Scheme The Constitution of India does not allow holding Indian citizenship and citizenship of a foreign country simultaneously. Based on the recommendation of the High Level committee on Indian Diaspora, the Government of India decided to grant Overseas Citizenship of India (...
who is citizen of another country, but was a citizen of India at the time of, or at any time after, the commencement of the Constitution who is citizen of another country, but was eligible to become a citizen of India at the time of the commencement of the Constitution ...
The objective of immigration is gaining citizenship or nationality in a different country. In India, the law relating to citizenship or nationality is mainly governed by the provisions of the Constitution. The Constitution of India provides for single citizenship for the entire country. ...