Article 11 of the Indian Constitution:

Article 11 of the Indian Constitution is about how the parliament regulates the right of citizenship by law.

According to Article 11:

Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.

Article 11 of the Indian Constitution explained:

On the 10th, 11th, and 12th of August 1949, the Senate considered Article 11. It granted Parliament the authority to enact citizenship laws. By legislation, Parliament may create further provisions for the acquisition and termination of citizenship, as well as all other matters pertaining to citizenship.

History of Article 11 of the Indian Constitution:

This Draft Article was introduced by the Chairman of the Drafting Committee. He argued that the Assembly was not charged with enacting a permanent citizenship law, but rather with settling important concepts that would govern citizenship at the moment the Constitution took effect.

He went on to say that the future Parliament will have the power to create a complete citizenship law. He also stated that the Parliament was not bound by the preceding articles and that it may impose further restrictions or regulations on citizenship.

One of the group members was not convinced. He did not want the ability of the Parliament to legislate on citizenship to be unrestricted. He advocated adding a qualifier: Parliament should not be permitted to award equal citizenship rights to people of a foreign country that does not treat Indians equally.

On the 12th of August 1949, the Assembly rejected all modifications and accepted Draft Article 11 as proposed by the Drafting Committee.