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India rejects dual citizenship for Pakistanis and Bangladeshis
| That sounds like a really sensible move to me... |
Dual citizenship will not be granted to persons of Indian origin (PIOs) in Pakistan and Bangladesh for the time being, said Jagdish Tytler, the minister for overseas affairs, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. Inaugurating the International Congress of NRIs (non-resident Indians) in New Delhi, he said the grant of citizenship to PIOs required legislation and the process would be completed within three months by his ministry in coordination with Prime Minister's Office, the paper reported. Noting that the dual citizenship promise was made at the just-concluded Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (an NRI gathering), he said the next such event would be held only if the government fulfilled its promises, including grant of dual citizenship to all PIOs. "Such a status will not be granted to people in Pakistan and Bangladesh for the time being for obvious reasons," the paper quoted the minister as saying. He said that the security of the country was of prime importance.
| The idea of dual citizenship doesn't make much sense to me. Even if it made sense, I'd still think it would apply only to countries that have very close relations. But I'm probably missing something... |
Posted by: Fred 2005-01-26 |
