Immigration

Citizenship refers to a person's relationship with the state to which the person owes commitment to its laws and is entitled to the protection granted by the state. The citizens of India are bound to obey its law and are free to exercise their civil and political rights. Citizenship is exclusionary. Citizenship is highly coveted in the Indian subcontinent defined by the historical narratives of the partition. The Indian Constitution provides citizenship of India to every person born in India. The parliament enacted the Citizenship Act in 1955 for the ...

Citizenship is the allegiance of an individual to a particular state. The person owes loyalty to this state and is accorded certain privileges and protection by the state. The majority of individuals are legal citizens of one or more nations, which grants them specific privileges and rights. Citizens fulfil commitments to their government for the protection of their critical interests. 'Aliens' is a state of citizens of one country living in another country. Political treaties and other laws of a particular country in which they reside dictate their rig...