Diaspora is a word of Greek origin that means scattering or sowing of seeds. It is used to refer to people who leave their native lands to live in other parts of the world for employment, business or any other purpose.
Indian Diaspora is a generic term used for addressing people who have migrated from the territories that are currently within the borders of the Republic of India. It constitutes NRIs (Non-resident Indians) and PIOs (Persons of Indian origins). The Indian Diaspora is estimated to be over 30 million. The Government of India recognises the importance of Indian Diaspora as it has brought economic, financial, and global benefits to India.
Non-resident Indians are people of Indian origin who are born outside India or people of Indian origin who reside outside India. Persons posted in U.N. organisations and officials deputed abroad by Central/State Governments and Public Sector undertakings on temporary assignments also come under the umbrella of Non-Resident Indians.
As per FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act), the following categories of people can be termed as NRIs:
Some Key Facts About India |
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| 1 | Population |
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1.1 billion (2008 projected population) |
| 2 | Average life expectancy |
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64 years |
| 3 | Average per capita income |
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US$2,740 |
| 4 | Gross national income (GNI) |
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US$3,078 billion |
| 5 | Average annual growth rate |
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9% |
| 6 | Women dying in childbirth |
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450 per 100,000 live births(World Health Organisation, 2005) |
| 7 | Children dying before age 5 |
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74 per 1,000 live births (National Family Health Survey (NFHS), |
| 8 | Percentage of children receiving primary school education |
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86% (WDI, 2006) |
| 9 | Percentage of people aged 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS |
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0.3% (NFHS, 2005-06) |
| 10 | Percentage of people with access to safe, clean water |
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88% (NFHS, 2005-06) |
| 11 | Percentage of people not meeting daily food needs |
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27.5% |
Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, known better as YSR, died in a helicopter crash on Thursday after his helicopter carrying him went missing over a dense forest area dominated by Maoist rebels.
0 Comments Posted on 03 Sep 2009 by dilip
India's prime minister Manmohan Singh has approved a US$19 billion plan to make the country a global leader in solar energy over the next three decades. ...
1 Comments Posted on 14 Aug 2009 by dilip
Sachin...the nation's hero
Cricket for me is my religion, like for millions of others of my age. I read an article by Siddharth Vaidyanathan about he fab-4 retiring. For me, they were all great. Ganguly, when he would knock the ball out of Taunton would make me fill with pride. Dravid, when he would hit the straight drive, would make me forget my Maths test. Kumble made me adopt a new bowling run-up ........
10 Comments Posted on 02 Jul 2009 by arvind
India on Monday became the first country in South Asia to own an Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS), called 'an eye in the sky', with the Israeli-made 'Phalcon' reaching Jamnagar airbase on the country's western coast on Monday morning.
0 Comments Posted on 27 May 2009 by dilip
India made enormous strides during and after the Green Revolution that enabled the country to become self sufficient in food grains. The revolution allowed India to lift millions of people out of poverty. Agricultural growth during this period reduced poverty by raising farm incomes, increasing the demand for rural labor, and reducing food prices....
20 Comments Posted on 03 May 2009 by dilip
Jose Bono, President of the Congress, in his address to a packed house, said no other country on earth had such immense diversity of 400 languages and 10 religions. “National identities are variable and we all have a huge part in collective identities,” he said. “Co-operation is not based on the colour of the skin and no borders or flags make us unequal.”
0 Comments Posted on 24 Apr 2009 by dilip
Another Successful launch by ISRO
7 Comments Posted on 22 Apr 2009 by dilip
Brahmos All Set For Hypersonic 
0 Comments Posted on 21 Apr 2009 by dilip
Indian Army has Given it's green signal telling that Brahmos is Ready to be fired
11 Comments Posted on 05 Apr 2009 by dilip
An Isro (Indian Space Research Organization) satellite, Saral (Satellite with ARgos and ALtika), will embark the AltiKa altimeter (working in Ka-band, 35 GHz), built by Cnes, as well as a Doris instrument. Signal frequencies in the Ka-band will enable better observation of ice, rain, coastal zones, land masses (forests, etc.), and wave heights.
8 Comments Posted on 05 Apr 2009 by dilip
India successfully test fired its BrahMos cruise missile, jointly developed with Russia, in Pokhran, said a spokesman for BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.
0 Comments Posted on 29 Mar 2009 by dilip
Slum Dog... the oscar hungama... is it time to feel proud???
0 Comments Posted on 25 Feb 2009 by dilip
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