Integrated Guidance Programme of General Studies for IAS
(Pre)
Subject – Indian Polity & Governance
Chapter – Citizenship In India
There are two classes of people in any country- citizens and aliens.
Citizens enjoy all rights and entitlements while aliens (owing political
allegiance to another country or government) are denied some of them.
What is Asylum ?
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Asylum is the legal protection granted to people in any
country who are afraid to return to their home country. -
Expelling an alien is called deportation.
What is Domicile
Domicile means to stay in a country with the intention of
making it his or her permanent home.
What is Resident ?
Resident is one who resided in the country for certain number
of days- 182 days in the previous fiscal year as the Indian law defines.
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Modes of Acquiring Indian Citizenship:
Citizenship of India can be acquired by the following ways
- By Birth
- By descent
- By registration
- By naturalization
- By acquisition of territory
Loss of Citizenship:
It is based on the following grounds
- Voluntary
- Involuntary
Emigre
One who has left a native country, especially for political reasons.
Expatriate (expat)
One who has left his country voluntarily
Stateless Persons
A stateless person is one with no citizenship or nationality.
Refugee
Refugee is defined as a person who is outside his/her country and is unable
or unwilling to return to that country because of a genuine fear that she/he
will be persecuted because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or
membership of a particular social group.
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