Re: [silk] Fwd: Indian Government Gags Tibetan Activist In Lead Up To Hu Visit

2006-11-16 Thread Binand Sethumadhavan
On 16/11/06, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 16/Nov/2006, at 11:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I believe that one of the parents has to be of Indian origin as the > constitution spells it out for a person to be considered an Indian. Yes, but if Wikipedia has it right, that r

Re: [silk] Fwd: Indian Government Gags Tibetan Activist In Lead Up To Hu Visit

2006-11-15 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
On 16/Nov/2006, at 11:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe that one of the parents has to be of Indian origin as the constitution spells it out for a person to be considered an Indian. Yes, but if Wikipedia has it right, that rule came into effect only for people born on or after July

Re: [silk] Fwd: Indian Government Gags Tibetan Activist In Lead Up To Hu Visit

2006-11-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jace: I believe that one of the parents has to be of Indian origin as the constitution spells it out for a person to be considered an Indian. As far as I know many Tibetans in India hold what is called a refugee document...it is often referred to as the white passport. Ironically th

[silk] Fwd: Indian Government Gags Tibetan Activist In Lead Up To Hu Visit

2006-11-15 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
Curious are the ways of the country's security apparatus. Even more curious: how could a man born in India not be an Indian citizen, when the constitution grants him that right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_citizenship#Citizenship_by_Birth (While Tenzin's birth year is unknown, he can