ABSTRACT

India Migration Report 2018 looks at Indian migrants in Europe and their lived experiences. It looks at how over the last few decades, the European Union has emerged as the preferred destination for Indian migrants surpassing the United States of America – and is home to Indian students and high-skilled professionals ranging from engineers to medical graduates, contributing to the economy and society both at the countries of origin and destination. The chapters in the volume look at a host of themes and issues, including agreements India has signed with the EU, the Blue Card, the impact of Brexit and the plight of unskilled workers.

The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of development studies, economics, sociology and social anthropology and migration studies.

chapter 1|30 pages

The European Union as a preferred destination for Indian migrants?

Prospects, patterns, policies and challenges

chapter 2|25 pages

Social security agreements (SSAs) in practice

Evidence from India’s SSA with countries in Europe

chapter 3|6 pages

“Blue Card”

A comment on the EU’s preferential immigration visa for attracting human capital vis-à-vis its own multilateral conundrum

chapter 5|14 pages

Social security benefits of Indian migrants in Europe

Loss or win situation in case of return?

chapter 6|21 pages

Challenges and opportunities for the Indian migrants in the EU

In the context of EU enlargement and Brexit

chapter 7|20 pages

Migration of Indian health professionals to the European Union

An analysis of policies and patterns

chapter 8|32 pages

Brexit

Did a perceived threat of immigrants divide a country?

chapter 9|15 pages

The new student migration regime

Enhanced opportunities for Indian nationals seeking to study in the European Union?

chapter 11|17 pages

Indians in Italy

chapter 13|20 pages

Skilled migration and the IT sector

A gendered analysis

chapter 16|5 pages

When international migration is a failure

Panjabi undocumented migrants in France

chapter 17|14 pages

All about my skills, not me or mine

Vignettes of precarity among skilled Indian professionals in the UK