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DIASPORA NEWS

We can’t rely on the NRI diaspora to be India’s advocates in foreign lands. It’s time for a broader canvas

December 25, 2025 1:53 pm

Asking them to vocally defend India on contentious geopolitical issues, especially when their own acceptance in host countries remains fragile, is asking them to risk their hard-won social and professional capital

She's back with another, but Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss has not left us

November 08, 2025 3:21 pm

As Kiran Desai returns to the Booker spotlight, revisiting The Inheritance of Loss exposes how the afterlife of empire endures.

Exiled from language: How Duleep Singh, the Last Maharaja of Punjab, haunts the diasporic imagination

October 24, 2025 3:48 pm

The story of Maharaja Duleep Singh reveals how exile from language mirrors the diaspora’s longing for home.

Who is Shabana Mahmood, first Pak-origin woman to be appointed UK's Home Secretary?

September 08, 2025 7:30 am

Following her appointment, Mahmood posted on X: "It is the honour of my life to serve as Home Secretary. The first responsibility of government is the safety of its citizens."

Uttarakhand CM Dhami urges diaspora: Adopt village to help solve migration issue

January 13, 2025 4:32 am

Inaugurating the International Uttarakhandi Diaspora Conference, the Chief Minister said there is immense potential for investment in Uttarakhand.

Where do most Indians live abroad? Top 10 countries with the highest Indian overseas population

October 07, 2025 1:28 pm

Population of Overseas Indians in 2024: India is the origin of the largest number of international migrants in the world, with large diasporas living in countries such as the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and more.

Khalistan and the Sikh Diaspora: Why a small but loud movement continues to survive in Canada

July 04, 2023 3:15 pm

The Indian consulate building in San Francisco was set on fire recently, purportedly by Khalistan supporters. Last month, a tableau ‘celebrating’ the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards went around the city of Brampton in Canada.

India set to lose diaspora's friendship

June 18, 2013 9:40 am

NRIs currently have $47 billion parked in rupee deposits at Indian banks.

Won't allow terrorism to destroy polity: PM

January 08, 2009 11:26 am

Dr Manmohan Singh said that India will work with the international community to ensure there is no safe haven or launching pads for terrorists.

DIASPORA VIDEOS

India enlarging engagement with NRIs: VK Singh

January 09, 2016 11:31 am

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs VK Singh on Saturday said that India is enlarging its engagement with its diaspora and Indians living abroad. He was speaking at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas. Addressing the conference, Singh said that India’s missions in various countries observing this day as Pravasi Bhartiya Divas and interacting with Indians living in that country.

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