The First Wave
Late 19th Century
- Nature of migrants: Voluntary emigrants, traders, indentured labour
- Destinations: Africa, Southeast Asia, West Indies
The Second Wave
1970s
- Nature of migrants: Professionals and entrepreneurs
- Destinations: US, Europe, West Asia
The Third Wave
The biggest one, happening now
- Nature of migrants: White-collar professionals, students, diploma-holders.
- Destinations: Canada, New Zealand, Australia, USA.
20,000,000
Indians Living Abroad
246,000
Indians who migrated to the US in the last two years
85,000
Skilled computer professionals leaving India every year contributing to annual 'resource loss' of $2 billion
11,000
Number of Indians who migrated to New Zealand in the last three years
5,000
Number of Indians who migrated to Canada in 2002
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50
Percentage of IIT graduates leaving India every year
20
Percentage of medical school graduates leaving India every year
2
India’s rank among countries exporting people to the US. Mexico is number 1.
1
India’s rank among countries exporting students to the US. 90 per cent of them never return.