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Transnational Migration in South Asia: Trends, Causes & Factors

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June 11, 2021 Introduction Migration commonly refers to the movement of people, basically relocating of people within and across the border. Factors specially push and pull factors determine why people are migrating. Pull factors attract people whereas push factors force people to move (World Economic Forum, 2017).Migration is mainly a south-north phenomenon, however south-south migration […]

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Joint Commission Established to Strengthen Relations Between India and Kuwait

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The government of the State of Kuwait and the Government of the Republic of India has established a Joint Commission to enhance and deepen fraternity and friendship ties and support ways of cooperation in all fields in service of the common objectives of both countries. The Joint Commission will be charged with formulating the required

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Military coup in Myanmar: a further burden for the Rohingya?

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Throughout its history, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has struggled with repressive military rule, years of isolationist and socialist economic policies, widespread poverty, and civil war with ethnic and religious minority groups. Therefore, the country presents and recognizes more than one hundred different ethnic groups. However, if on the one hand, the majority of them

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“No Migration Data in India”: Irudaya Rajan

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Prof. Rajan spoke during the virtual panel discussion held on the Global Compact For Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Objective 1: “Collect and Utilize Accurate and Disaggregated Data as a Basis for Evidence-Based Policies” hosted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT], Migrant Forum in Asia, Cross-Regional Centre for Refugees and Migrants, Civil Society

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The new digital media reflects the spirit of Lebanese Revolution: Anne -Marie Jazzar el-Hage

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On 23rd June 2020, The Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism organised an online panel discussion titled “Media Narratives on Migrants during COVID-19” where one of the speakers Ms. Anne Marie Jazzar el-Hage provided deep insights on migrants in Lebanon and how they are perceived by the two groups of the media. Ms. Anne

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Analysing Streams of Indian Diaspora: Chandrashekhar Bhat

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On 14th May 2020, a virtual seminar was conducted by ​Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism on the topic, “Indian Diaspora during COVID-19: Coping Strategies and Future Prospects”. The webinar consisted of panelists from different host countries who gauged the conditions of the Indian diaspora during the pandemic especially the Persons of Indian Origin

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Increasing Wage Theft Augmenting Migrants’ Misery: Shashi Tharoor

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Dr. Shashi Tharoor is an author, member of the Parliament of India, and former senior UN diplomat. He was one of the speakers at a webinar jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) New Delhi, India, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) Manila, Philippines and  Cross Regional Center for Refugees and

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Sharp decline in remittances is an issue of grave concern: Dilip Ratha

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Dr .Dilip Ratha is a specialist on migration and remittances and head of KNOMAD World Bank. He was one of the speakers at a webinar jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) which took place on the

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Wage Theft and Social Injustices are of on the rise: Ryszard Cholewinski

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Mr. Ryszard Cholewinski is a senior migration specialist at the International Labour Organisation regional office for Arab States, Beruit. He was one of the speakers at a webinar jointly organized by the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) andCross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM) which took place

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More focus on justice can reduce inequalities significantly: Shahidul Haque

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On 21 July 2020, a panel discussion was conducted by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism [GRFDT]  on the topic, “Transitional Justice: Towards Building Back Better”. Mr. Shahidu lHaque, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh and currently a senior fellow at North South University in Dhaka and a senior advisor of IOM Bangladesh, was one

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