Pakshal SecretryAIR 8 · CSE 2025 · 166 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
Indian diaspora is 35 million people strong, given their spread they are rightly called as "India's living bridges" by President Murmu.
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Pivotal Role in Economic Relation
- Remittances back to India
- Social Remittances → gulf NRIs in Kerala.
- Economic Remittance → Total = $129 billion (major from gulf)
- Export demand for Indian product in gulf → Demand for Mango in Dubai by NRIs
③ Serve as trader → Support India's export into region → Nod to connect gulf market ④ Source of FDI & investment eg UAE NRIs investment in Kashmir
People-centric diplomacy
⑤ Create pro-India content and a pressure group eg Lobbying for FTA in Saudi ⑥ Soft power Diplomacy : Act as agent of Indian culture abroad - our 'Rastra Doots' ⑦ Improve people to people connect in the region → facilitate cultural exchanges ⑧ Improve India's reputation and power projection in region.
Close · a way forward
However, they are facing several issues like Kafala & Nitaqat system which needs to be resolved at earliest.