In India, coronavirus has created a ‘crisis within a crisis’ by bringing migration abroad to a halt

International migration brings India billions of dollars and gives millions of its citizens jobs. Not this year.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 25, 2020 · 06:30 am

Charted: United States has the highest number of immigrants and India the most emigrants

According to the United Nations, there were 258 million immigrants in 2017.

Giles Pison, The Conversation

· Mar 13, 2019 · 11:30 pm

A spike in inter-state migration in India could be driving a new wave of nativist politics

For the first time, a Hindi state – Madhya Pradesh – has complained about migrants taking away jobs.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Dec 26, 2018 · 09:00 am

Adul Sam-on: The multilingual stateless boy who survived the Thai cave and helped with the rescue

There are at least 400,000 stateless people living in Thailand – many of them young, like Adul. Here's what their lives are like.

Derina Johnson, The Conversation

· Jul 18, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Staying home: Migration from Kerala declines for the first time in 50 years

The state’s effective birth control policy, falling wages in the Gulf are the reasons.

TA Ameerudheen

· Jun 13, 2017 · 06:30 am

Stilwell Road: The abandoned route through India, Myanmar and China should be restored

The Pangsau Pass between Myanmar and India shows how complicated border politics can be.

Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, The Conversation

· Oct 12, 2016 · 05:30 am

Did the idli come from Indonesia? A Facebook page explores migration tales in India

The Diaspora Diaries looks at the impacts of migration and the influences on migrants.

Rhema Mukti Baxter

· Sep 03, 2016 · 11:30 am

Migration trend: How the young and poor are moving to lands of the aging rich

Reforms to reduce border crossing must factor in the impact that age differences have on culture, economies, politics and security.

Joseph Chamie

· Jul 03, 2016 · 11:30 pm

30 days of work, no pay: Why Yashodabai and her family travelled 600 km from Marathwada to Mumbai

The MGNREGA’s failure in the last couple of years has prompted large-scale migration from Mukhed village in Maharashtra's Nanded district.

Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com

· Jun 18, 2016 · 08:30 pm

President slams fleeing Afghans, but offers little incentive to stay

Ashraf Ghani has accused citizens of abandoning their country under the 'slightest pressure'.

Liza Schuster, The Conversation

· Apr 05, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Why Raju Rai lives 1,980 km from home in Jharkhand

His story is similar to the story of many of the 307 million Indians who report themselves to be migrants.

Himadri Ghosh, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 18, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Why five lakh people applied for 1,500 government jobs in Kerala

The educated Keralite only wants a white-collar job at home and the unskilled and semi-skilled Keralite has migrated abroad. The vacuum this has created in Kerala is being filled by migrants from North and North East India.

TK Devasia

· May 27, 2015 · 08:45 am