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The India Migration Report 2023: Student Migration is one of the first books that attempts to comprehensively explore the various nuances of Indian international student migration factoring in multiple factors that influence the migration journey of Indian students. It also looks into other migration stories including internal and international returnees, various impacts of remittances, and migration in the context of the pandemic. This volume: Inspect the factors driving the student migration from India, accounting for both the historical and current happenings influencing these factors. Following the pandemic, the book highlights the challenges faced by Indian international students in accessing health care and other related services which goes on to push them into vulnerable situations Outlines the reasoning behind Indian students' decision to emigrate and how families play an important role in influencing key migration decisions made by students and the different patterns of student migration observed in India Examines the employment challenges experienced, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, by the highly skilled Indian migrants and Indian international students Describes the role that recruitment and consultancy agencies play in international student mobility (ISM) and examines the intricate relationship between migrant agencies and migration facilitation Investigates the psychological, economic and social challenges faced by Indian international students during their migration journey both during and after the completion of their course abroad Provides a critical overview of the conditions of both internal and international returnees to different parts of India Studies the impact of remittances on migrant households including their consumption patterns and human capital investment Analyses interstate migration networks through the prism of gender and critically assesses how gender migration patterns have altered throughout time Scholars, students, researchers, academicians, policymakers or anyone with an interest in migration, migration politics, economics, social psychology, migration policies, development studies, sociology, social anthropology and gender studies will find this book on Indian student migration extremely informative. The book is a comprehensive collection of various studies that look into the multiple aspects of student migration but also extend to other pertinent issues of Indian migration that are extremely relevant at this given point in time.

"India Migration Report 2022 is one of the first volumes to focus comprehensively on Indian health professionals' migration. The essays in the volume discuss the reasons, challenges and opportunities that daunt and prompt health professionals to migrate within and outside India. This volume: - Explores the history of migration of health professionals, especially nurses from India; - Focuses in economic and social drivers of migration among health professionals; - Examines shifting patterns in migration as well as emergence of new destinations for migrants; - Studies the economic and social impact of COVID-19 among migrant health professionals; - Highlights the influence of remittances on rural economies in India. Timely, data-driven and drawing on exhaustive fieldwork, the volume looks at Indian health professionals in North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and South Asia. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of development studies, public health, public policy, economics, demography, sociology and social anthropology, and migration and diaspora studies"--

India Migration Report 2020 examines how migration surveys operate to collect, analyse and bring to life socio-economic issues in social science research. With a focus on the strategies and the importance of information collected by Kerala Migration Surveys since 1998, the volume: Explores the effect of male migration on women left behind; attitudes of male migrants within households; the role of transnational migration and it effect on attitudes towards women; Investigates consumption of remittances and their utilization; asset accumulation and changing economic statuses of households; financial inclusion of migrants and migration strategies during times of crises like the Kerala floods of 2018; Highlights the twenty-year experience of the Kerala Migration Surveys, how its model has been adapted in various states and led to the proposed large-scale India Migration Survey; and Explores issues of migration politics and governance, as well as return migration strategies of other countries to provide a roadmap for India. The volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, demography, sociology and social anthropology, and migration and diaspora studies.

South Asia Migration Report 2020 documents key themes of exploitation and entrepreneurship of migrants from the region. This volume: Includes dedicated fieldwork from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal; Analyses the impact of South-Asia-migrant-established businesses; Examines legal and legislative recourse against exploitation in destination countries; Factors in how migration as a phenomenon negotiates with gender, environment and even healthcare. This book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of economics, development studies, migration and diaspora studies, gender studies, labour studies and sociology. It will also be useful to policymakers, think tanks and government institutions working in the area.

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Map -- 1 Caring India: An Introduction -- Abstract -- Demography of Ageing in India -- Marital Status of the Elderly -- Life Expectancy -- Living Arrangements -- State of Economic Independence -- Health Status of the Elderly -- Elder Care in India: Societal and State Responses -- State Policies -- Legal Provisions for Economic Support to the Elderly -- Public Policy on Elder Care: Family as the Diamond -- Family -- Non-governmental Organisations -- Market -- Scope of This Work -- Future Research -- Larger Studies Across States Using a Comparable Framework -- Social Networks -- Caregiver Burden/Perspective -- Institutional Care -- Market and NGO-Provided Home-Based Services -- Conditions of Formal Care Workers -- NSSO Surveys on Elderly Should Include Caregiving -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 After the Dividend: Caring for a Greying India -- Abstract -- After the Dividend: Caring for a Greying India -- Income and Consumption Across the Life Cycle -- Comparison Over the Life Course -- Comparison Across Countries -- Data -- Socio-demographic Profile of the Elderly Population in India -- Economic Security of Elderly in India -- Work and Income as a Source of Old Age Income Security -- Family and Remittances -- Public Transfer Scheme -- Caring for the Elderly in a Changing World -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix -- References -- 3 'Fragile Body and Failing Memory': The Construction of Care for the Elderly by the Laws and Policies in India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Emergence of the Discipline of Ageing and Impacts on Policy Discourse: A Historical Overview -- Critical Analysis of a Few Salient Policies -- The Right to Care and Creation of 'Subjects of Power and Agents of Resistance': Analysing the Maintenance Act of 2007

India Migration Report 2014 is one of the first systematic studies on contribution of diasporas in development, in countries of origin as well as destination. This volume:examines how diasporic human and financial resources can be utilized for economic growth and sustainable development, especially in education and health;offers critical insights on migrant experiences, transnationalism and philanthropic networks, and indigenization and diaspora policies, as well as return of diasporas; andincludes case studies on Indian migrants in the Gulf region - in particular, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arab.

The global economic crisis and governance of human mobility / Bimal Ghosh -- 2. Migration and development linkages re-examined in the context of the global economic crisis / S. Irudaya Rajan and B. A. Prakash -- 3. The global economic crisis and impact on migration from South-Asian and South-East Asian countries : what are the lessons to be learned? / Vanessa Steinmayer -- 4. The effect of the global economic imbalance on migrant workers and economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council / Olga Marzovilla -- 5. The financial crisis in the gulf and its impact on South Asian migration and remittances / S. Irudaya Rajan and D. Narayana -- 6. The Dubai model and the impact of the financial crisis on South Asian migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates / D. Narayana and Vinoj Abraham -- 7. Global financial crisis and its consequences on migrants in Qatar : macro and micro perspectives / Hrushikesh Mallick and Udaya Shankar Mishra -- 8. Global financial crisis and the migrant labour market : a study of Kuwait / K. Pushpangadan and M. Parameswaran -- 9. Low-skilled Indian construction workers in the gulf, Singapore and Malaysia : return to India, reintegration and re-migration / Auke Boere -- 10. Impact of the global recession on migration and remittances : the Kerala experience / K.C. Zachariah and S. Irudaya Rajan -- 11. Global financial crisis and return of South Asian Gulf migrants : patterns and determinants of their integration into local labour markets / Vinoj Abraham and S. Irudaya Rajan -- 12. Inclusive growth and economic crises : labour migration and poverty in India / Arjan de Haan -- 13. Food inflation and financial crisis in India : impact on women and children / S. Mahendra Dev -- 14. Migration, human rights and development / S. Irudaya Rajan and Charles Nellari -- 15. Remittances and financial participation : a household-level analysis in Kerala / Deepa Iyer -- 16. International labour migration : global words, national leads and local deeds / S. Krishna Kumar -- 17. Broadening exchanges and changing institutions : multiple sites of economic transnationalism / S. Irudaya Rajan and V. J. Varghese.

1. Facets of Indian mobility : an update / S. Irudaya Rajan and U.S. Mishra -- 2. Internal migration in India : are the underclass more mobile? / R.B. Bhagat -- 3. Rural-to-urban migration in India : a district-level analysis / Arup Mitra and Mayumi Murayama -- 4. Short-duration migration in India / Vijay Korra -- 5. Magnitude of migration from the northeastern region of India / Rikil Chyrmang -- 6. Politics of conflict and migration / S. Irudaya Rajan, Vijay Korra and Rikil Chyrmang -- 7. Can the licensing-inspection mechanism deliver justice to interstate migrant workmen? / N.R. Madhava Menon -- 8. In search of livelihoods : migration and mobility from Karnataka to Goa / Ajay Bailey -- 9. Reasons for rural-urban migration : recent evidences from Bangalore / Kala Seetharam Sridhar and A. Venugopala Reddy -- 10. Job recruitment networks and migration to cities in India / Vegard Iversen. [and others] -- 11. Caste, ethnicity and migration : linking recruitment and labour process / Mythri Prasad-Aleyamma -- 12. Migration and female employment in India : macro-evidence from NSSO data / G. Remya Prabha -- 13. Multiple identities and migratory dynamics of nurses / Sreelekha Nair -- 14. Closely woven : domestic work and internal migration of women in India / Neetha N. -- 15. On examining migration-poverty nexus in urban India / William Joe, Priyajit Samaiyar and U.S. Mishra -- 16. Outside and inside the nation : migrant narratives and the making of a productive citizen in Kerala / V.J. Varghese -- 17. Impact of emigration and remittances on Goan economy / S. Irudaya Rajan and K.C. Zachariah -- 18. Emigration and remittances in Kerala in the context of surge in oil prices / K.C. Zachariah and S. Irudaya Rajan -- 19. High-skilled migration from India : an analysis of its economic implications / Sunil Mani.

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This book overviews the issue of population ageing in five countries in South Asia and projects the emerging scenarios. With a new field survey, it also documents existing policies and programs on pensions and social security, and examines their fiscal implications for the economy and society. Ageing of population is an inevitable consequence of the process of demographic transition. Being ahead, the developed regions of the world have long experienced its consequences; but the developing world is only now facing the travails of population ageing. Though the population under the age.