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Indian Migration

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Twenty two million overseas Indians constitute the second largest Diaspora of the world. Large scale Indian migration took place as a result of abolition of slavery in British, French and Dutch colonies in 1834, 1846 and 1873 respectively. Indentured labour was recruited for colonial plantations in Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific. These workers were followed by Indian traders and professionals under the free passage system. The colonial connection also led to emergence of small Indian communities in UK, North America and Australia. 1946 Act of the US Congress made it possible for a small number of Indians to get US citizenship. The shortage of labour after the Second World War facilitated the migration of Indians to UK. The US also …show more content…

The reasons usually include two aspects which respectively come from countries and individuals. In terms of countries, the reasons may be social environment (in source countries: lack of opportunities, political instability, economic depression, health risks, etc.; in host countries: rich opportunities, political stability and freedom, developed economy, better living conditions, etc.). In terms of individual reasons, there are family influence, and personal preference: preference for exploring, ambition for an improved career, etc. Keeping all these in mind we can identify some causes for the brain drain in …show more content…

Owing to its demographic profile and its English-speaking population, India, with its large reserves of highly-skilled workers, has emerged as one of the most prominent country to fill the supply gaps in the labour-deficient economies of the developed world. Taking into account EU economic objectives coupled with demographic and ageing effects, Member States have put in place selective immigration policies aimed at attracting highly-skilled professionals and tertiary-level international students from South Asia. In order to facilitate labour mobility, some EU countries signed labour-mobility partnerships with India. According to the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, this kind of agreements was signed with Denmark, and negotiations are ongoing with other European countries, EU and non EU, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland and Hungary, Sweden and France. There are so many causes of the brain drain in India. First of all, there is the unemployment problem. Even a talented person cannot get job. India is lacking in facilities for higher research work. The top appointments are quite few in India. Thus the talented experts like to seek new pastures

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