Abstract
Twelve papers examine the development impact of Indian skilled migration on both the European countries of destination (France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland) and India. Papers discuss the dichotomy of the skilled and unskilled among nonresident Indians and persons of Indian origin--whether it is a bane or boon for development in India; investment and skilled mobility linkages between India and the European Union; migration-development links in selected European destination countries; student migration at the global trijuncture of higher education, competition for talent, and migration management; the role of highly skilled diaspora and returnees in India's development--data collection strategies and survey methods; diasporic paths to development--an Indian perspective; globalization challenges and knowledge transfer from the Indian scientific diaspora; experiences in the host countries and return plans--the case study of highly skilled Indians in Europe; transferring skills upon return--matching aspirations in the host countries with the reality back in India; return migration and development--evidence from India's skilled professionals; reverse migrant entrepreneurs in India--motivations, trajectories, and realities; and gender migration, return, and development--emerging trends and issues with special reference to India. Tejada is Senior Scientist in the Cooperation and Development Center at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. Bhattacharya is Associate Professor of Economics in the Institute for Development Studies, Kolkata. Khadria is Professor of Economics at the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Director of the International Migration and Diaspora Studies Project. Kuptsch is Senior Specialist in Migration Policy at the International Labour Office. No index.