Resident status of housewives living abroad

I am a NRI working in UAE. Before when my wife living in India, she was investing/trading in stock market and she was filing her IT return as resident. For last one year she is staying with me outside India. She has no source of income abroad and staying on my sponsorship. Income in India is from Interest income and capital gains. My query is;

If anyone living outside India without any source of income abroad (housewife), should be considered Resident or Non Resident for tax purpose?

Did the sole criteria for NRI status in number of days stayed outside India?

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There are 2 broad criterias for number of days.. and that is the sole criteria for evaluating residential status.

She will be treated as NRI, if stayed more than 182 days outside India, in any FY.

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