Emigration in 21st-Century India

S. Krishna Kumar is a former member of the Indian Administrative Service and a consultant in the areas of urban governance, emigration policy/legislation and diaspora mobilisation, based in Bangalore. S. Irudaya Rajan is Chair Professor, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Research Unit on International Migration at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

• List of Tables. List of Figures, Maps and Boxes. List of Abbreviations. Foreword by Devesh Kapur. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Dualities in Indian Emigration: The Pravasi and the Aam Pravasi 2. The 21st-Century Context 3. Profile of the Emigrant from India 4. Oasis, Sandstorm and the Fertile Gulf 5. The Paradox of Good Governance 6. Legislation — The Lost Decade 7. Institutional Architecture — Central Government 8. Institutional Architecture — State Governments 9. The Future is Already Here 10. Reinforcing Individual Success 11. Embracing Reforms 12. What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There. Appendix: Technical Note: Estimation from NSSO Surveys. Notes. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index

‘[A] rare example of thoughtful analysis of India’s policy options built on solid empirical foundations.’ — Devesh Kapur, Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania