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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 August 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  Heavy rains in Kerala: Red alert was issued in various districts.  AKG Centre Explosion Case was winded up after Police were unable to solve the issue.  M K Muneer of IUML makes a controversial remark on gender equality.  Govt. removes Sreeram Venkataraman from collector post after protest from pressure groups.  Oommen Chandy becomes the longest-serving member of the Kerala Assembly. Manapurram temple in Aluva, Kochi flooded after heavy rain.  Despite frequent flooding risk, Kochi still lacks drainage master plan.  Mullaperiyar and Idukki Dam opened due to filling of dams.  Kerala HC asks NHAI to fill potholes within a week after the death of a motorist on the National Highway.  Kanthapuram faction joins hands with Muslim League to oppose gender-neutral uniforms...