Mint Deep Dive: Is It Time For Indians To Reconsider Plans To Settle Abroad? | Mint Podcast

There are over 35 million Indians who live abroad. We're the world's largest overseas population. As a consequence, Indians abroad influence the economies, policies and politics of many host nations around the world. In fact, in many families, kids being abroad is actually considered a status symbol... an indication of the fact that they're doing well, and building a better life for themselves. But while the whole should we go abroad or should we stay back and work for India is a debate that's been raging on forever... the fact of the matter is that for many Indians, settling down in other countries is something they want to do, and they plan for it. But in the last few months... there seem to have been a bunch of dampeners thrown on these dreams.From a growing anti-immigrant sentiment in many countries, to visa curbs and immigration crackdowns across countries like UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and most recently of course the US, many are now wondering... is it worth it to consider going abroad any longer? Is it going to really have an impact on the ground or is it just rhetoric?In this episode, we find an answer to that very question. Watch the full episode on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqi9UMK650c