China is leveraging its diaspora to boost the economy, unlike India
The article discusses how countries can leverage their diasporas for economic and cultural benefit, highlighting India and China as examples with large overseas populations. Both nations possess significant diasporas that can contribute through remittances, investments, and expertise, as well as enhance soft power and international value.

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AI-generatedThe article discusses how countries can leverage their diasporas for economic and cultural benefit, highlighting India and China as examples with large overseas populations. Both nations possess significant diasporas that can contribute through remittances, investments, and expertise, as well as enhance soft power and international value. However, the article indicates that India and China employ distinct approaches in harnessing their diaspora's potential. The provided text does not detail the specific strategies of either country or the historical context of India's approach before 1991.
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4 extractedRavi Kant is an author, columnist and analyst whose work focuses on technology, economics, international politics and geopolitics.
India and China have among the world’s largest diasporas.
India and China offer two very different models of how countries can leverage their diasporas.
A country’s diaspora can help it build international value through success stories, promote its soft power through culture and contribute to its economic progress through remittances, investments and transfers of expertise.