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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...

Newscapsule for the Month of July 2022

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  Following are the top news for the month.   If you wish to follow and get notifications of future articles, you can signup using the email on the left sidebar.  Kerala  MP Rahul Gandhi’s office was vandalised, and SFI leaders were held responsible for the same.  Attack on Rahul Gandhi's office: SFI dissolves its Wayanad District Committee. Electricity rates in the state were hiked by the Regulatory commission. Kerala Youth Congress WhatsApp chats reveal pre-planning of protest against CM in the Indigo flight. ‘Leaked’ WhatsApp chats suggest Sabarinathan was the mastermind. He was arrested and later sent on bail. Man arrested at Kochi airport for uttering the word Bomb. Intervene in rising airfares, Nemom coaching terminal project: Pinarayi Vijayan to PM Heavy rains in Kerala, orange alert issued in five districts. A Woman and her newborn die in a private hospital in Palakkad. Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian Resigns After Sparking Row Over Indian Cons...