Working Papers
Reliability of agricultural statistics in developing countries: Reflections from a comprehensive village survey on crop area statistics in India
Despite the importance of agriculture in developing countries, and the general recognition of the need for strengthening data quality, very few studies examine the quality of available data and the data generation methods in agriculture.
The Punjabi Diaspora in the UK: An Overview of Characteristics and Contributions to India
The recognition of diaspora contributions towards their home country through remittances, investments and networks has facilitated a shift in attitude and thinking regarding migration, from brain drain to "brain bank", "brain gain", "brain trust" and "brain circulation".
Higher Education in Europe – A Comparison of existing Legal Regimes relating to the Entry of International students
European policies on higher education have progressively encouraged inward student mobility and in recent years, a number of European countries have become popular destinations for foreign students. However, with the emergence of new host countries, the competition for international students has intensified.
Student Mobility from India to selected European countries-The case of Germany and France
The development of European policies on higher education in the last two decades has facilitated and encouraged (inward) non-European student mobility. This paper examines the issue of student mobility between two European host countries, namely Germany and France and a leading source country, namely India.
India-EU Engagement and International Migration: Challenges and Policy Imperatives
In the absence of a multilateral framework and a rule based global structure for the governance of international migration of people in all its complexities, countries engage in bilateral or regional cooperation in an attempt to engage and harmonize international movements and strive for a win-win situation.
Working with the Diaspora for Development – Policy Perspectives from India
Human resource mobility is an essential feature of today's globalised world where integrated world markets, networks and technologies are all contributing to the increasing movement of labour, students, professionals and families. The migrants of today are the Diaspora of tomorrow - and those of yesteryears, that of today.
Migration of Indian health professionals to selected European nations: The Case of Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
India's comparative advantage in health care is due to a large resource pool and competence in English. Indian migration to the US, UK or Australia has been widely studied, but not much attention has been given to the Scandinavian countries.
Networks of Power and Influence Board Interlocks in India 1995-2007 – An Empirical Investigation
The Board interlock networks for 166 Indian companies have been studied for the period 1995 to 2007. The most well connected companies and the most well connected directors have been identified from this data set. The Indian network has also been compared with the networks of other countries for which similar data is available.