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Under Article 18(3), a person who is not a citizen of India may not, while holding an office of profit or trust under the State, accept a title from a foreign State without…

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A person who is not a citizen of India and who holds an office of profit or trust under the State cannot accept any title from a foreign State without the consent of the:

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Under Article 18(3), a person who is not a citizen of India may not, while holding an office of profit or trust under the State, accept a title from a foreign State without the consent of the President. A citizen of India cannot accept a foreign title at all (Article 18(2)), so the consent rule applies only to such non-citizens.

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