Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the citizenship of people of Indian origin residing outside India?
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the citizenship of people of Indian origin residing outside India?
भारतीय संविधान का कौन-सा अनुच्छेद भारत के बाहर रहने वाले भारतीय मूल के व्यक्तियों की नागरिकता से संबंधित है?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Article 8/ अनुच्छेद 8
📘 Explanation
Article 8 of the Indian Constitution deals with the citizenship rights of people of Indian origin residing outside India.
It states that a person of Indian origin living in another country can register as an Indian citizen if:
- They (or their parents/grandparents) were born in India (as defined in Government of India Act, 1935), and
- They register themselves at an Indian diplomatic mission (embassy/consulate) in that country.
👉 So, Article 8 provides a way for overseas Indians to claim Indian citizenship.
अनुच्छेद 8 भारतीय संविधान में भारत के बाहर रहने वाले भारतीय मूल के व्यक्तियों की नागरिकता से संबंधित है।
इसमें कहा गया है कि:
- यदि कोई व्यक्ति या उसके माता-पिता/दादा-दादी भारत में जन्मे हों, और
- वह व्यक्ति विदेश में रहते हुए भारतीय दूतावास में पंजीकरण कराए,
तो वह भारतीय नागरिकता प्राप्त कर सकता है।
📚 Extra Facts (महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य)
🔸 English:
- Articles 5 to 11 in the Constitution deal with citizenship at the commencement (26 January 1950).
- Article 5 – Citizenship by domicile
- Article 6 – Citizenship of migrants from Pakistan
- Article 7 – Citizenship of migrants to Pakistan
- Article 8 – Citizenship of Indians living abroad ✅
- Article 9 – Voluntary acquisition of foreign citizenship leads to loss of Indian citizenship
- Article 11 – Parliament has the power to regulate citizenship laws
- संविधान के अनुच्छेद 5 से 11 नागरिकता से संबंधित हैं।
- अनुच्छेद 5 – निवास के आधार पर नागरिकता
- अनुच्छेद 6 – पाकिस्तान से आए लोगों की नागरिकता
- अनुच्छेद 7 – पाकिस्तान जाने वालों की नागरिकता
- अनुच्छेद 8 – विदेश में रहने वाले भारतीय मूल के लोगों की नागरिकता ✅
- अनुच्छेद 9 – विदेशी नागरिकता लेने पर भारतीय नागरिकता समाप्त
- अनुच्छेद 11 – संसद को नागरिकता कानून बनाने का अधिकार
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