4.5L Indians acquired foreign citizenship since 2014: Govt
Over 4.5 lakh Indians have acquired foreign citizenship in 117 countries since 2014, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said on Wednesday. A total of 46,188 Indians were naturalised in 2016, as compared to 42,213 Indians in 2015, the minister added. The United States alone had over 46,000 Indians who became naturalised citizens.