Introduction

The global capital schemes out of which the modern world system arose have not, however, been very conducive to the development of postcolonial nations and nation states, which have been chronically threatened by other claims of belonging, particularly ancestral belonging. This chapter examines the potential of the Indian diaspora to promote academic and research excellence, and support internalization, which in turn can help to create 'world class universities'. It facilitates the development and enhancement of collaborative relationships that strengthen research management, and facilitate the mobility of Diaspora academics and student mobility.' It attempts to chart a future creatively for the Indian diaspora through research collaborations. Diaspora studies can provide new tools for collective dreaming and imagining, for self-reflection and self-critique of same.