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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) and Indian Diaspora - Coggle Diagram
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) and Indian Diaspora
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)
It commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915
Established in 2000, it is sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs.
9 January to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India.
Numbers and
geographical spread
India has the largest emigrant population in the world.
Excluding students, the number stands at 3.22 crore, including 1.87 crore PIOs and 1.35 crore NRIs.
It is the top origin country globally, followed by Mexico, Russian and China.
There are 4.7 crore Indians living overseas. The number includes NRIs, PIOs, OCIs, and students.
Historical perspective
World Wars and Indian soldiers
European reconstruction post WW2
Indentured labor
Modern brain-drain
Historical perspective
Significance of
Indian diaspora
Remittances inflow
Technological development and entrepreneurship
Diaspora as Cultural extension
Enhancing India’s global say and Diaspora diplomacy
Contribution in the freedom struggle abroad
Various policy
initiatives
Know India Program (KIP)
Minimum Referral Wages (MRW)
Voting rights to NRI
Easing the passport facility
NRI seats are reserved in all the medical, engineering and other professional colleges.
Challenges faced
by Diaspora
Terrorism
Political Polarization
Protectionism
Anti-national tendencies
Racial antagonism
Way forward
India needs both additional resources as well as better systems to deal with the recurring challenges of supporting citizens abroad
Act as Indian ‘ambassadors’,
Requisite strategic impulse, which makes it all the more important to unlock their potential.
India has enjoyed being viewed more favourably by the world since 2014, and the diaspora can further these perceptions