The Indian group overseas is an asset to the nation, stated S Jaishankar. (File)

New Delhi:

As many as 87,026 Indians renounced their citizenship until June this yr, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar advised Lok Sabha on Friday.

With this, greater than 17.50 lakh individuals have given up their Indian citizenship since 2011, the minister stated in a written reply.

S Jaishankar stated 2,25,620 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2022, 1,63,370 in 2021, 85,256 in 2020, 1,44,017 in 2019, 1,34,561 in 2018, 1,33,049 in 2017, 1,41,603 in 2016, 1,31,489 in 2015, 1,29,328 in 2014, 1,31,405 in 2013, 1,20,923 in 2012 and 1,22,819 in 2011.

“The number of Indian nationals exploring the global workplace has been significant in the last two decades. Many of them have chosen to take up foreign citizenship for reasons of personal convenience,” the minister stated.

Recognising that the Indian group overseas is an asset to the nation, S Jaishankar stated, the federal government has led to a transformational change in its engagement with the diaspora.

“A successful, prosperous and influential diaspora is an advantage for India and our approach is to tap diaspora networks and utilise its reputation for national gain,” he stated. 

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