Role of Indian Diaspora in uplifting India to the top of the world

Author : Dr. Neha Sinha

Background

With the increasing pace of globalization and economic liberalization, rapid changes are taking place all over the world, due to which large-scale changes and social changes have taken place. Along with the transfer of knowledge and skills, there is an increase in the flow of money investments and remittances to the country. In the process, the Indian diaspora has emerged as a group that is not only emotionally and culturally connected to India but is also contributing significantly to the economic development of the country.

Source : The Guardian

India today has the second largest diaspora in the world, with an estimated migrant population of about thirty-one million (of whom 17 million are of Indian origin, 13 million NRIs, spread across 146 countries in the world).

Diaspora is spread all over the world whose ancestral roots can be traced to merchants, indentured laborers, political exiles, business entrepreneurs, etc. (In India, diaspora is generally understood to include Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), of whom PIOs and OCI card holders were excluded from the year 2015. was merged into one category – OCI – in the

Away from their homes, our indentured brothers and sisters have suffered many kinds of physical and mental torture for a long time. They made difficult, painful, and long journeys in ships, but despite all these hardships and challenges, the contribution of these migrants to the development of the country in nation-building is remarkable.

The Indian diaspora has helped create a good image of India across the globe and has dramatically changed the world’s perception of Indians and India. He has raised a new wave of praise for such a country India, from where many achievers have been born and have made their mark abroad. The standards of success set by the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas community are a source of inspiration for us in India.

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Dr. Neha Sinha is a senior Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of International Studies, Amity University, Noida.