175 lakh Indians now live abroad even as the number of migrants into the country drops

India is the leading country of origin for international migrants.

Nithya Subramanian

· Sep 20, 2019 · 12:30 pm

The surprising ways in which global migration can actually contribute to sustainable development

Migration is at an all-time high and is largely viewed as a challenge – but if handled well, it can actually be an opportunity.

Lori Hunter

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Clara Brandi

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Mark Stafford Smith

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John Connell

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Kathleen Hermans

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Jens Newig

· May 13, 2019 · 01:30 pm

How far can Europe push back its borders? The case of France in Niger

Emmanuel Macron announced last year that France would create ‘hotspots’ in the Sahel-Sahara region to sort out potential refugees.

Virginie Grzelczyk, The Conversation

· Jun 16, 2018 · 08:30 pm

In South Asia, women bear the brunt of climate-induced migration

Women who migrate for work are vulnerable to abuse, trafficking while the burden of responsibilities on those those left behind is also huge.

Manipadma Jena

· Jan 10, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Assam’s search for its ‘original inhabitants’ returns a key question: Who is Assamese, anyway?

The state is caught in layers of indigeneity as it updates the National Register of Citizens to weed out illegal Bangladeshis.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Feb 18, 2016 · 09:15 am

Bengali Muslims who migrated to Assam in 1871 are not 'illegal Bangladeshis'

The Indian government has tried to count the number of "illegal Bangladeshi immigrants' and failed. Most Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam and Bengal have a history going back to the 1860s.

Dr. Kaustubh Deka

· Jun 04, 2014 · 06:48 am

BJP leaders warn illegal Bangladeshis to leave, but census figures refute the myth of large-scale infiltration

Rate of growth of Assam's population has been declining since 1971.

Dr. Kaustubh Deka

· Jun 03, 2014 · 08:32 am

In one West Bengal district, Bangladeshi Hindu refugees attempt to oust Indian Muslims

Narendra Modi's threat to deport Bangladeshi Muslims has emboldened Hindu refugees in Uttar Dinajpur.

Adil Hossain

· May 09, 2014 · 06:56 am