Topic: IMMIGRATION
Covid-hit world is shutting out Indians. It will affect remittances, economies and lives
The world, which seemed so open to us Indians, may well be shutting its doors on us due to the pandemic. It will impact lives, remittances and economies.
The world needs more immigration after the pandemic, not less
Around the world, immigrants will be needed yet again to rebuild economies shattered by the coronavirus pandemic.
After the pandemic, the US will need more immigrants
Once the crisis subsides, the US will need to bring in more foreign talent to fill labor shortages in critical fields such as healthcare.
UK aims to end reliance on low-skilled workers after Brexit to control immigration
A new system from 2021 will require workers to prove they know English, have a job offer and meet a points threshold based on qualifications and prospective salary.
Why hostility to immigration runs so deep
Advanced nations have welfare states and are unlikely to abandon them any time soon. Instead, it seems likely that many will try to shut the gates to foreigners.
Trump unveils new immigration policy, wants younger & better educated skilled workers
EU trio proposes integrated capital markets for the group countries, and Trump expresses reluctance to go to war with Iran.
There’s a way to make immigration great again, writes Raghuram Rajan
Left unchecked, populist nationalism will undermine the liberal democratic market system that has brought developed countries the prosperity they enjoy.
Coming soon, breeze through immigration in just 60 seconds
The e-passport will contain a 64 KB chip that will have all details of the passport-holder. The move will help crack down on trafficking and fake passports.
America’s need for skilled immigrants won’t go away
Skilled immigrants pay for elderly Americans’ retirement & health care, maintenance of roads, sewers, electrical grids, police & firefighters.
My family abandoned Indian food when Americans said it smelled like ‘armpits’
In her new book, Sharmila Sen remembers the strangeness of encountering a new cuisine full of processed foods.
The fundamental flaw in Priyanka Gandhi’s Uttar Pradesh strategy
We don’t know who the Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate is. Priyanka Gandhi or Ajay Kumar Lallu?
Indian lawsuits allege former Wirecard COO played key role in deals later mired in disputes
The suits allege Marsalek took part in negotiations leading to the acquisition of Hermes by a Mauritius-based private equity fund in 2015.
Defence
Modi dares China, tells Indian Army ‘our enemies have seen your fire and fury’
China sees Modi’s visit as an attempt to ‘escalate’ the situation. Experts say the visit was a powerful message to China to not escalate the matter.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.