Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia

The global South Asian diaspora is over 50 million strong. Many of its members maintain strong social, economic and cultural connections to their countries of origin. They also engage in various causes and institutions that directly benefit their countries and people in South Asia. A global cast of contributors aim to document the various forms of diaspora engagement between global South Asian diasporas and their origin countries, deepening understanding of the opportunity that these diaspora communities are hoarding for development, and providing insight on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.

Tan Tai Yong is a Professor and Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, Singapore. He has written extensively on South Asian history as well as on Southeast Asia and Singapore. His recent books include Singapore – A 700 Year History, Partition and Post-Colonial South Asia: A Reader (co-edited), The Garrison State, The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia (co-authored).

Md Mizanur Rahman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, Singapore. His recent co-edited books include Asian Migration Policy: South, East and Southeast Asia. His research articles have appeared in journals such as International Migration, Population, Space and Place, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Asia and Pacific Migration Journal, Asian Population Studies, and Asian Ethnicity.