भारतीयों के विदेशों में बसने के फ़ायदे कम नहीं

राजस्थान पत्रिका, Sept 30, 2022. We need two look at two categories of Indians in this regard - one, emigrants that have already left and two, Indians who are yet to leave. For those ones that have left, it will be tough to surrender a foreign passport and return back to India. A probable solution would be to actively consider dual citizenship policy, allow ease of investment to NRI/PIO’s and maintain healthy relationships through Indian diplomacy. For the ones who have not yet taken up foreign citizenship, India needs to invest in building social harmony, abundant economic opportunities, and a steady improvement in the quality of life for people from diverse backgrounds. Our critical focus should be for the people from the second category. This includes medical students who are forced to leave due to the government restrictions leading to smaller intakes in medical courses, and high net worth individuals who choose to migrate because of poor business, tax, and policy environments. Unless we address these fundamental challenges, movies such as Swades might bring tears to our eyes, but will not stop in converting pardesi to swadeshi.