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VOL. 8, ISSUE 4 (2023)
India@75: Policies and practices for engagement of diasporas
Authors
Dr. Amirullah
Abstract
India and her Diaspora have a long history that goes back thousands of
years when Indian merchants, sailors, travellers, monks, teachers and others
have traversed the world over land and sea. It comprises of over 18 million Persons
of Indian Origin (PIO) and 13 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), making it
the largest overseas community in the world. They maintain close bonds with
their motherland and play an essential role in economic development through
remittances, promoting trade and foreign direct investment, creating businesses
and spurring entrepreneurship, and transferring new knowledge and skills.
Despite their contributions, they face many problems and challenges, such as
xenophobia, racial discrimination, violation of contractual terms, inhuman
working conditions, wage-related issues, being caught in conflict/war-affected
zones, and others. Though India is celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’
to commemorate 75 years of independence, there is no clear-cut policy of
engagement with the diaspora. The government has signed social security
agreements with many foreign countries to protect them in those countries.
Moreover, many positive measures such as a separate Ministry, PIO Card, Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, Overseas Citizen of India
Card, NRI funds, fellowship and scholarship for students, voting rights for
Indian citizens abroad and others have been initiated for their engagement. This
paper will make an overview of the Indian policies and practices for their
engagement-economic, social and cultural-as the promoter of development, both
within India as well as in the host countries and turning brain drain into
brain gain.
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How to cite this article:
Dr. Amirullah "India@75: Policies and practices for engagement of diasporas". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 8, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 1-6
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