♤ Until there is a UN mandate for the external intervention in Yemen, it will serve India’s citizens better if the government retains its impartiality on events in the region, which is ridden with fault-lines. Stability and regional security remains a chief concern for India in a region that is significant for it.

LECTURE-16 THE DIASPORA

Contents

1. The Diaspora: Indian’s Around the World 278

1.1. Defining the Diaspora 278

1.1.1. Pattern 278

1.2. Indian Diaspora: Characteristics 278

1.3. Waves of Migrations: The Old and New Diaspora 279

1.3.1. The Old Diaspora 280

1.3.2. The New Diaspora 280

1.3.3. The Gulf Diaspora: The Persian Gulf Countries 282

1.4. Status, Success and Future 282

1.5. Issues and Challenges 283

1.5.1. Rights and Changing Policies in Gulf 283

1.5.2. Protectionism and Nationalist Sentiments in USA 284

1.5.3. Xenophobia and Violence 284

1.5.4. Ethnic Ties in the Old Diaspora Countries 284

1.6. The Future 285

1.7. Government Policy and Steps 285

1.8. What Needs to Be Done? 286

1.9. The Overseas Citizen of India 286