Rambuchan
The Funky President
I should expand on my terse answer before...Rambuchan said:It says British on my passport.
Like Jesus, I am an NRI. Unlike him though, I live in England. I could have dual citizenship and become the PIO (Person of Indian Origin) which Silver is on about, but the expense does not justify the benefit. Originally from just south of Goa in India, I also have a Portuguese sense of identity mixed into an Indian identity. My surname is Portuguese, the family's religion which I ignore is Portuguese styled Catholicism. All my cousins, aunts, uncles etc all have names like Pinto, Da Silva, Menezes, Mascarenhas and so on. This means I often have no interest in identifying with Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims etc in the UK. They are just another people who I share a certain 'Indianess' with. The difference between those Indians' identities and mine can be likened to the difference between say a German and an Italian, or a Greek and an Irishman.
Having never lived in India, but visiting it frequently, this means my 'Indiness' is hardly paramount. Growing up in Zambia, Africa and then living most of my formative years in England means there is a strong English/British identity. And some affection for Zambia.
It's all a bunch of swings (experiences) and roundabouts (constructed terminology) anyway and nationality doesn't mean much to me.