citizenship, as is the case with many countries who want to maintain a strong sense of nationalism. Moreover, many countries felt as if they had to make the decision of allowing either single or dual citizenship. This dichotomy was believed to be sub-optimal, so a third approach emerged and compromises were struck, namely in the form of overseas citizenship.13
Perceived as the initial step in the acknowledgment of these dias-poras, India has established a policy of overseas citizenship, which formally allowed a type of dual citizenship.14 There are still some sacrifices Indians have to make, and many believe this is a scheme to double tax overseas Indians. Despite these hurdles, this initiative has developed a legal precedent for transnational citizenship.
III. ECONOMICS OF MIGRATION
The various economies composing the sphere of international migration are largely influenced by national policies and cultural perceptions, but what many scholars fail to analyse is the duality and balancing of these meso-level politics. In this case it includes not only the policies of the German government, but the laws and stances taken by the Indian government. There are many constructed institutional barriers that often drive the decisions of the migrants, those who do not intend to naturalise, or in many cases immigrant populations.
Germany has begun to liberalise many of its policies in recent years. As Germany leads the European economy, policy-makers understand the importance of immigration, but historically there has been a mismatch between the policies and the cultural perceptions in regards to Indian-Germans. Many legal scholars highlight the fact that "Germany
13. Baumann 1997
14. Goel 1998
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