Question
Describe the international migration experienced by India.
Solution
International migration:
(i)India experiences immigration from and emigration to the neighbouring countries. Indian Census 2001 has recorded that more than 5 million person have migrated to India from other countries.
(ii)Out of these, 96 per cent came from the neighbouring countries: Bangladesh (3.0 million) followed by Pakistan (0.9 million) and Nepal (0.5 million). Included in this are 0.16 million refugees from Tibet, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Myanmar.
(iii)As far as emigration from India is concerned it is estimated that there are around 20 million people of Indian Diaspora, spread across 110 countries.
(i)India experiences immigration from and emigration to the neighbouring countries. Indian Census 2001 has recorded that more than 5 million person have migrated to India from other countries.
(ii)Out of these, 96 per cent came from the neighbouring countries: Bangladesh (3.0 million) followed by Pakistan (0.9 million) and Nepal (0.5 million). Included in this are 0.16 million refugees from Tibet, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Myanmar.
(iii)As far as emigration from India is concerned it is estimated that there are around 20 million people of Indian Diaspora, spread across 110 countries.
