Indian citizenship can be acquired through birth by the principle of jus soli (“right of the soil”), descent by the principle of jus sanguinis (“right of blood”), registration, naturalization, and incorporation of territory. Citizenship of India is defined by the country’s Constitution and governed by the Citizenship Act of 1955.
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