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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicIndian immigrants

Topic: Indian immigrants

India-UK free trade agreement unlikely to meet ‘Diwali’ deadline

UK Home Secretary earlier this week said Indian migrants constitute largest group of foreigners who overstay their visas. Both sides ‘interested’ in concluding talks for FTA, says MEA.

‘Few jobs, bad pay, so why should we stay’? Behind Punjab youngsters’ rush for IELTS, migration

In the last 5 years, nearly 1-in-33 Punjabis left India, including lakhs of students. Experts say unless systemic problems are addressed, exodus could add to state's woes.

Why self-congratulatory balle-balle culture, not Pakistani drones, is biggest threat to Punjab

Punjab faces many mortal threats, almost all of which are internal. Without a hard look within, future generations have to be resigned to living with this constant slide.

Kerala’s next crisis: How to deal with return of lakhs of ‘Gone to Gulf’ people

More than 5 lakh Keralites are expected to return from Gulf & state has to deal with plight of those losing jobs there and erosion of its remittance economy.

How Punjabi ideas of honour lead to girl-shaming and prenatal sex selection in Canada

Given that many women in Canada have significant autonomy, Punjabi immigrant families likely impose harsh sanctions on young women upon their arrival.

US needs more skilled immigrants from India and China

India and China are offering the US some of their most talented people. They should be helped to live and work in America.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.