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Emigration Is (Not) Bad: Rethinking the Debate

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The Ministry of External Affairs, in a question to the Rajya Sabha, gave a response that over 2 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024. Since 2022, every year, this is the figure of number of Indians giving up Indian citizenship. The past two to three years in India have seen extensive talk about the number of people moving out and relinquishing their citizenship. People also give a very catchy term for that- "Brain Drain", where intelligent and well-qualified citizens are leaving the country for opportunities elsewhere. Then there is the argument of demographic change, where regions are seeing young people leave for green pastures and old people remain with no one to take care of them. All of them are true and valid points, but there is another side of the debate which we often ignore and miss.  The causes of migration can be broadly categorised as push and pull factors. Only if both of them work together, mass migration usually happen. As we have already discussed m...

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 Special Podcast

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  Greetings to all listeners and readers!! It is election season in five Indian states . Compared to ordinary Indian politics, we can understand that these are the five states which are somewhat isolated from the politics of the rest of India as well as the place where regional parties are strong.  Here we are focusing more on Kerala Politics for multiple reasons. The main reason is that I, myself is from Kerala. Also, this time we are seeing an interesting contest that is not only bipolar but also tripolar in many seats, and as usual Kerala politics is unique in multiple ways.  Don’t know much about Kerala Politics, its parties and leaders? Read it as a prerequisite to improving your understanding.  Click here About the Podcast  Known for unique ways of politics, demographics, tourism , etc. Kerala has always stood ahead of other states. We declutter one of the most cluttered and competitive elections in the history of the state.  With 14 districts an...