Indian diaspora members

India, no country for Indians

India, no country for Indians

March 4, 2021

Whenever the data on migration for the year 2020 is compiled, one fact would be evident. After decades, the outward migration from India would show a dramatic dip. This is not because Indian migrants did not want to leave India in search of better livelihood, but only because for...

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Indian diaspora seen through government lens: From patriots to pariahs

Indian diaspora seen through government lens: From patriots to pariahs

February 10, 2021

For the first six years of his rule as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi could not tire of singing praises of the Indian diaspora, especially as he flitted in and out of close to 100 nations, often marking the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country. His outreach ...

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India in a bind over US Presidential Elections 2020

India in a bind over US Presidential Elections 2020

August 27, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enthusiastic endorsement of President Donald Trump at the Howdy Modi event in Houston last year comes to haunt Indian diaspora in US with the nomination of Indian origin Senator Kamala Harris as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate for the US Pr...

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