Indian citizenship for PIO card holder for minor child

[pinkeshdalal]

As per the following link, it seems like PIO card holders can acquire indian citizenship by registration.

http://www.mha.nic.inhttps://www.imm...cquisition.htm

However, I have a couple of questions with regards to a PIO card holder child.

Question:
1) If PIO card holder is a minor (3 months old baby) and parents are returning to India for good in a year's time. Roughly, at the age of 8, can the child be able to apply for Indian citizenship (after staying for 7 years in succession) ? Or the child should be at least 18 year old to apply for Indian citizenship ?

2) How long it takes to acquire Indian citizenship after applying for it ?

3) A minor child cannot renounce US citizenship until he reaches 18 neither can his parents on his behalf. So, can the child acquire Indian citizenship before he reaches age of 18 in this scenario ?

Please reply this soon.

Thanks,

[txh1b]

As the baby has already got a US passport, can only decide on renouncing US citizenship at 18. Till then, no Indian citizenship possible.