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The iDiaspora platform, supported by @IOMDevFund, serves as a global engagement and knowledge exchange hub for diaspora communities and those looking to engage with them. Meet Ambi, one of the iDiaspora Scholarship Grantees: #YouthEmpowerment #FeatureFriday @UNmigration

📢Latest #ICWA Special Publication is Out Now! Migration is not just movement from place A to place B. It is a story of ambition, dignity, and perseverance, but are the current migration governance frameworks upholding the same? Our newly released Special Publication, “Towards a Changing International Migration and Mobility Agenda in 2025: The Indian Perspective,” reimagines the current international migration and mobility discourse putting forward an Indian perspective. At a time when migration is increasingly viewed through a ‘labour’ lens, this volume presents a fresh, human-centric perspective. It highlights circular mobility, youth aspirations, gendered migration realities, and the implications of AI on future mobility flows, and offers some considerations for the implementation of the UN Global Compact for Migration. Read more in the latest ICWA Special Publication titled “Towards a Changing International Migration and Mobility Agenda in 2025: The Indian Perspective” by Prof S.I. Rajan, Founder Chair, International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) @iimad_in, Kerala and Dr. Rakesh Ranjan (IIHRB); Prof. Binod Khadria, President, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GFRDT); Prof. Amba Pande, Professor, School of International Studies @sisjnu_official, JNU; Dr. Sugandha Nagpal, Associate Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University @JindalGlobalUNI; and Ms. Ambi @Ambi_2301, Consultant & Research Lead, Centre for Migration, Mobility and Diaspora Studies (CMMDS), ICWA. Click 👉 bit.ly/4lSw723

Listen to our Chair Amb. Sanjay Bhattacharya @ambSanjay_, Professor of Diplomatic Practice, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P Jindal Global University @JindalGlobalUNI and Former Secretary (Overseas Indian Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, India @MEAIndia and Panelists Prof. Binod Khadria @bkhadria, President, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and Co-convener, Metropolis Asia-Pacific (MAP); Mr. Sanjay Awasthi @SanjayIOM, Head of Office, International Organization for Migration (IOM) India office, New Delhi @IOM_India; Prof. S. Irudaya Rajan, Chair of the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Kerala, India; Mr. Karan Deep Singh @Karan_Singhs, Independent Journalist, and Former Staff Reporter, the New York Times @NYTimes and our in-house expert Ms. Ambi @Ambi_2301 as they share their insights on the sidelines of the #ICWA Panel Discussion on "Fraying at the Edges? Rethinking Narratives on International Migration & Mobility in 2025" on 28 February 2025 in conversation with Avni Sablok @SablokAvni, Research Associate, ICWA. Watch the full panel discussion on our YouTube Channel 👉 @ICWANewDelhi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@ICWANewDelhi #PanelDiscussion #Migration #GlobalMobility #DiasporaStudies @MEAIndia @indiandiplomats @IndianDiplomacy @diaspora_india

Ms. Ambi @Ambi_2301 , Consultant and Research Lead, Centre of Migration, Mobility and Diaspora Studies (CMMDS), ICWA delivered an Expert Lecture on “Migration-Governance: India-EU Partnership on Migration and Mobility” at the Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, JNU. The lecture was conducted under the two-day workshop (7-9th Feb) on “Indian Migration to the EU: Challenge and Prospects”. The event was organised under the Jean Monnet Module, co-funded by the European Union. Ms. Ambi, in her address, spoke about the current initiatives undertaken by the India-EU partnership on strengthening safe, orderly and regular migration. She spotlighted the work of the CMMDS- the migration vertical of #ICWA on CAMM Phase II project and also shared reflections on strengthening the migration governance through nuanced conceptualisation, facilitating circular mobility to strengthen “Global Workplace” and migrant welfare initiatives. The workshop also saw the esteemed presence of Ambassador Raj Kumar Srivastava @rajks73, Dean, Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service @SSIFS_MEA, MEA, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo @amitabhmattoo, Dean, SIS @sisjnu_official, JNU @JNU_official_50, Prof. Ummu Salma Bava @SalmaBava, Chairperson, CES, Prof. Binod Khadria, @bkhadria who delivered special remarks at the inaugural and other Expert Lectures delivered by Prof. Bhaswati Sarkar (JNU), Dr. Sheetal Sharma (JNU), Prof. Basant Potnuru (FORE SoM), Prof. Debolina Kundu (NIUA).

We are witnessing “an extraordinary tide of human movement,” writes @lpolgreen. “Yet despite migration’s centrality to our politics and our world, nobody really understands it.” Read: nyti.ms/42Cu4Jc

In collaboration with #ICWA, ICSSR @icssr (Indian Council of Social Science Research), Center for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia @jmiu_official, #NewDelhi organised a two-day International Conference on “Changing Dynamics of Migration and Diaspora: Leveraging India’s Global Image” on 18-19 November 2024. Ambi @Ambi_2301, RA and Lead, Center for Migration, Mobility & Diaspora Studies (CMMDS) delivered an address in the plenary session on “Migration, Development and Nation-Building”, highlighting the transformational journey of the Indian diaspora as well as #India’s role in migration governance and support for the well-being of its emigrants abroad. Key speakers from the plenary were Prof Naresh Kumar, Chairperson, Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat @PROCUG1, Prof M.V. Bijulal, Chairperson, the Centre for Migration Policy and Inclusive Governance, M.G University, Kerala, Prof Ajailiu Niumai, University of Hyderabad @HydUniv, and Dr. Niharika Tiwari, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad @UoA_Official. The Conference was organised under ICWA’s University Outreach Programme.

Center for Migration, Mobility & Diaspora Studies (CMMDS) at #ICWA participated in the Third Project Advisory Committee (AC) meeting of the ICWA-IOM Project, Promoting Regular and Assisted Migration for Youth and Skilled Professionals (PRAYAS) in New Delhi. Mr. Hitesh Rajpal @hitesh_rajpal, Director, ICWA, delivered the opening remarks and made interventions during discussions. IOM India @IOM_India Head Mr. Sanjay Awasthi delivered the welcome address. Ms. Ambi @Ambi_2301, Research Associate and Lead, CMMDS, ICWA, gave interventions on data accuracy and dissemination strategies. Migration experts, including Dr. Praveena Kodoth from the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) @CdsTrivandrum, Kerala, and Dr. Divya Balan @DivyaBalan14, Assistant Professor at FLAME University @FLAMEUniversity, Pune, contributed valuable insights. #PRAYAS is conducting one of its kind data collection in 15+ States to map the latest trends in international migration and mobility in India. It aims to consolidate ongoing initiatives for safe, orderly, and regular migration of students and skilled professionals at the Center-State level.

GIZ India @giz_india organised a pre-training and workshop on “Precarious Working Conditions and Global Care Chain” under their programme, Shaping Development-Oriented Migration (MEG). The full-day training workshop focused on key challenges and opportunities that migrant care workers face abroad and on formulating policies on #GlobalCareChains. Ambi @Ambi_2301, RA & Lead, Centre for Migration, Mobility & Diaspora Studies, #ICWA addressed the need for an #intersectional lens in understanding care migration and the value Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) could play in ensuring the safety and preparedness of care migrant workers abroad. The training had a diverse representation, including State recruitment agencies (Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) Roots and Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Ltd (TOMCOM) @tomcom_gmts), NSDC India @NSDCIndia, and a prospective migrant. These representatives shared valuable field insights, shedding light on the lived realities behind care migration.