Correct Option: D

In response to persistent demands for ‘dual citizenship’ particularly from the Diaspora in North America and other developed countries and keeping in view the Government’s deep commitment towards fulfilling the aspirations and expectations of Overseas Indians, the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme was introduced by amending the Citizenship Act, 1955 in August 2005. The right of dual citizenship is restricted to those of the diaspora who have acquired the citizenship of the US, the UK, the European Union, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and New Zealand, leaving out large chunks of the diaspora in the Gulf, besides Myanmar and smaller numbers in Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji, Guyana and other places.