Diaspora

A robust caste discourse in Indian diaspora's classical dance practices is vital — and overdue

The Black Lives Matter movement must spark a reckoning within the diaspora Indian classical dance world with its own race and caste issues

India remained world's top recipient of remittances from diaspora in 2017, says World Bank report

India remains the world's top recipient of remittance from its diaspora, gathering $69 billion in 2017, or nearly 1.5 times its defence budget in 2018-19.

Narendra Modi in Stockholm hails Indian diaspora before London stopover where protests and rallies await

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed for London after meetings in Stockholm with counterparts from Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway even as the brutal rape and killing of a child in Kashmir continues to headline the Modi and India story in world media.

President Ram Nath Kovind urges Indians in Ethiopia to make use of schemes like OCI

India is keen to strengthen ties with its people abroad, President Ram Nath Kovind said while urging them to make use of schemes like Overseas Citizen of India (OCI).

Hurricane Harvey: Israel to donate $1 million in aid to Jewish community in Houston

Israel says it will donate $1 million in emergency aid to Houston's Jewish community to aid in post-Harvey recovery efforts

My mother influenced my writing: Kanishk Tharoor on his literary household, reading, football

Kanishk Tharoor has been described by Amitav Ghosh as not only a gifted but an extraordinarily talented writer. Here he discuss growing up in a famous literary household, the importance of reading and his love for football.

India's diaspora population largest in the world, says latest UN survey

India's diaspora population is the largest in the world with 16 million people from India living outside their country in 2015, according to a UN survey.

Stow the cynicism! PM Modi did the right thing by going to Chennai

We have become a harsher people. I have just given a talk on India’s political realities on the last 18 months and one irate young man stood up during the Q and A session, and asked with a certain abrasiveness why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to fly to Chennai in the middle of the crisis and create a distraction from the rescue and aid operations.

From likely $15 bn trade deals to controversies: Key facts to know about PM Modi's UK visit

Bihar polls: NRIs give mixed reaction to the election results

Indian diaspora gave a mixed response to the outcome of the Bihar Assembly election 2015.