Evaluate how protectionist policies in developed countries affect India’s diaspora. What are the implications for India’s diplomatic leverage?
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests
Q4. Evaluate how protectionist policies in developed countries affect India’s diaspora. What are the implications for India’s diplomatic leverage? (10 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: IE
Why the question Recent protectionist visa and immigration policies in developed nations like the US, UK, and Australia, which directly affect India’s diaspora and test India’s diplomatic space. Key Demand of the question The question requires an evaluation of how protectionist policies impact the Indian diaspora and an analysis of their implications for India’s diplomatic leverage in bilateral and multilateral contexts. Structure of the Answer: Introduction Begin with the scale and significance of the Indian diaspora and their role in India’s foreign policy and remittances. Body Impact on diaspora: Write about job insecurity, discrimination, remittances, and social integration challenges. Implications for diplomacy: Show how reduced diaspora influence weakens soft power, economic diplomacy, bilateral relations, and India’s strategic leverage. Conclusion End with a forward-looking note on strengthening labour mobility agreements, diaspora protection, and diversification of partnerships to safeguard India’s diplomatic interests.
Why the question Recent protectionist visa and immigration policies in developed nations like the US, UK, and Australia, which directly affect India’s diaspora and test India’s diplomatic space.
Key Demand of the question The question requires an evaluation of how protectionist policies impact the Indian diaspora and an analysis of their implications for India’s diplomatic leverage in bilateral and multilateral contexts.
Structure of the Answer:
Introduction
Begin with the scale and significance of the Indian diaspora and their role in India’s foreign policy and remittances.
• Impact on diaspora: Write about job insecurity, discrimination, remittances, and social integration challenges.
• Implications for diplomacy: Show how reduced diaspora influence weakens soft power, economic diplomacy, bilateral relations, and India’s strategic leverage.
Conclusion
End with a forward-looking note on strengthening labour mobility agreements, diaspora protection, and diversification of partnerships to safeguard India’s diplomatic interests.