Abstract

The Indian Diaspora is one of the world’s largest overseas groupings.The Diaspora is considered India's 30^th state with over 30 million overseas Indians. This article outlines the main strands of its formation, from the first movement of indentured workers and subsequent phases of migration of skilled professionals to the West and of workers to the Persian Gulf. They remain the single–largest contributor of foreign exchange and development in the country. Understanding its formation is an essential step for studying the Diaspora and engaging with it. This article aims to do that.

中文翻译：

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印度侨民的形成

摘要

印度侨民是世界上最大的海外群体之一。侨民被认为是印度的^第30^个邦，拥有超过 3000 万海外印度人。本文概述了其形成的主要部分，从契约工人的第一次迁移到熟练专业人员向西方和工人向波斯湾迁移的后续阶段。他们仍然是该国外汇和发展的最大单一贡献者。了解其形成是研究侨民和参与其中的重要一步。本文旨在做到这一点。