Diaspora beyond blood and treasure
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas must not be dismissed as a three-day jamboree or a side show for Indians living abroad and people of Indian origin. Instead, it is an opportunity for engagement. The present government’s approach in this regard is most welcome. Nearly 16 million people born in India now live elsewhere, according the United Nations’ International Migration Report. The World Bank estimated that remittance flow to India in 2015 was to the tune of $72 billion. The ‘pravasi’ Indian is an important resource, and occasions like the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas should yield partnerships to aid the social and economic transformation of the country. Across the world today, Indians — NRIs and persons of Indian origin — are in leadership positions in businesses, academia and policymaking. The overseas Indian should be seen as more than a potential investor. Given their location in the mainstream of their adopted countries or their sheer numbers, the overseas Indian can play an important role in presenting a more realistic assessment of India.
Governments and institutions need to make provisions that will allow for such partnerships to be more than good intentions. As the government crafts its engagement with overseas Indians, it needs to augment its outreach services for expats, especially as the Gulf countries such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and several African states have emerged as important destinations for emigrating Indians, besides the US, UK and Canada. Given India’s ambitions as a global power, the diaspora provides an important entry point for India to work with countries across the world big and small. The government’s outreach to the expat Indian community needs to be more than pomp and show. Neither should the size and volume of investments become the only measure of success of this partnership. Instead, the expat should be a resource that can be drawn on. That requires work from all stakeholders. It also requires a vital and transparent adjustment of expectations that stakeholders have of each other.
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