Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
12-2014
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Minxin Pei
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© 2014 Aman Ghose
Abstract
Diaspora’s have existed for millennia but are only recently receiving scholarly attention. India and China possess two of the world’s largest diaspora and their populations are projected to grow significantly in the first half of the 21st century. As a result, their contributions are expected to play a far more prominent role in India and China’s political economy. Through a comparative analysis of India and China’s diaspora policies in three sample countries, this thesis explores the relationship between Indian and Chinese government institutions and the performance of their global diaspora. Lacking the extensive network and sophistication of China’s diaspora institutions, the Indian government can do more to build on the progress of the past decade. The primary policy implication for the Indian government is that if it is to boost investment, knowledge transfer, and perceived soft power, it should adapt the Chinese institutional model as a blueprint for its own overseas engagement policy and institutional infrastructure.
Recommended Citation
Ghose, Aman, "Leveraging Diaspora Potential: A Comparative Analysis of India and China’s Diaspora Engagement Strategies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 999.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/999
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
