Dr. Amba Pande is a scholar of Diaspora & Migration Studies and works as Documentation/Research Officer at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Reflections on society, migration, and public discourse
Presentation made at the Workshop on “Understanding Migration in the European Union”, Centre for European Studies, 18–20 February 2026 at SIS, JNU.
Read →As the largest migrant-sending country, with its proactive engagement with the diaspora and its active presence on major regional platforms of labour-sending countries, India is well-positioned to lead the Global South on migration issues.
Read →Dr. Amba Pande holds an MPhil and a PhD in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has contributed extensively to research, teaching and academic programmes at the School of International Studies, JNU.
Her research interests include the Indian diaspora, international migration, transnationalism, and gender studies. Her work integrates historical, political, sociological and contemporary perspectives to examine mobility and identity across global contexts.
She is a scholar and expert in migration & diaspora studies and works as a documentation/research officer at the associate professor level.
CSCSEASWPS, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Topic: Nuclear-Free Zones in South-East Asia and South Pacific: A Comparative Study of Proposed Zones of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN) and Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NWFZ)
CSCSEASWPS, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Topic: South Pacific Forum: Origin and Evolution
University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vasanta College for Women (BHU), Krishnamurti Foundation, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vasanta College for Women, Krishnamurti Foundation, Varanasi
Rajghat Besant School Krishnamurti Foundation, Varanasi
Dr. Pande has served as Visiting Faculty and Research Scholar at leading international institutions, including Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname , the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), the University of the South Pacific (Fiji), and the University of Otago (New Zealand).
She has led major research projects on the Indian Diaspora in Fiji, Myanmar, and Southeast Asia, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), the University Grants Commission (UGC), and the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
She taught courses such as History of Southeast Asia, Society and Politics in the Southwest Pacific, and Politics of Modern Southeast Asia at the MA and M.Phil levels.
Sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
ICSSR Fellowship (Two-year fellowship with full pay protection)
Sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India
Field research on the Indian Diaspora in Fiji
Field visits to Australia and Singapore to study the Indian Diaspora.
Feminization of Indian Migration: Patterns and Prospects was first published in the journal Asian and African Studies (Sage), Vol. 57, Issue 6, 2022. Citation-17. Translated in French and published in Alternatives Sud- Migrations, en tout-genre, Vol 30-2023. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00219096211049568
India and its Diaspora: Charting New Avenues of Engagement, International Studies
54 (1–4) 180–195, 2018. Citation- 17
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020881718777592
Migration of Students from India and China: A Comparative View, South Asian Survey 23(1) 69–92, 2018, in co-authorship. Citations: 13 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0971523118764971
Indians in Southeast Asia: Sojourns, settlers, Diasporas, International Studies, 51(1–4), 133–144, 2014. Citations: 7 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020881717711604?journalCode=isqa
Role of Diasporas in Homeland Conflicts/Conflict Resolution and Post-War Reconstruction: The Case of Tamil Diaspora and Sri Lanka, in South Asian Diaspora (Print ISSN: 1943-8192; Online ISSN: 1943-8184) Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2017, pp 51-66.
Citation-33 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19438192.2016.1236458.
India’s Experience with Remittances: A Critical Analysis. The Round Table, Vol . 107, No.1, 2018, pp 33-43. ISSN: 0035-8533 (Print) 1474-029X. Citations:17
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00358533.2018.1424078#:~:text=Othe r%20than%20these%2C%20the%20social,country%20by%20the%20emigration%20 of
India’s Act East Policy and ASEAN: Building a Regional Order Through Partnership in the Indo-Pacific (Co-authorship), International Studies 57(1) 67–78, 2020, 2019.
Citation- 15. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020881718777592
Skilled Immigration and Conditions for Labour Competition in the US: A Comparative Study of the Indian, the Mexican and the Chinese Diasporas (Co-authorship), Migration and Development (Print ISSN: 2163-2324 Online ISSN: 2163-2332), Vol 6, Issue 3,
2017, pp 343-354. Citation-11
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17415977.2017.1301044
Diaspora Policies and Co-development: A Comparison between India, China and Mexico, forthcoming in Co-authorship in Migration Letters (ISSN: 1741-8984 | e-ISSN: 1741-8992), Volume: 14, No: 2, 2017 pp. 181–195 (in co-authorship) Citation-20. https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/326
Role of Indian Diaspora in the Development of Indian IT Industry, Diaspora Studies
(Print ISSN: 0973-9572; Online ISSN: 0976-34570), Vol. 7, No. 2, 2014, pp. 121-129.
Citation-43.
Conceptualising Indian Diaspora: Diversities within a Common Identity, Economic & Political Weekly (ISSN 2349-8846) Vol. 48, No 49, December 7, 2013, pp. 59-65. Citation-50 https://www.epw.in/journal/2013/49/notes/conceptualising-indian- diaspora.html?0=ip_login_no_cache%3De020458eccaedf79824fa39b9b2bd433
India and Its Diaspora in Fiji, Diaspora Studies (Print ISSN: 0973-9572; Online ISSN: 0976-34570), Vol.4, No.2, 2011, pp 125-138. Citation-18
https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/bdia/4/2/article-p125_2.xml.
Indians and the Struggle for Power in Fiji, Diaspora Studies (Print ISSN: 0973-9572; Online ISSN: 0976-34570), Vol. 3 No. 1, Jan-Jun 2010, pp. 57-68.
Citation-4. https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/bdia/3/1/article-p57_4.xml
Race and Power Struggle in Fiji, Strategic Analysis, (ISSN: Print 0970-0161; Online 1754-0054), Vol. 24, No.6, September 2000, pp. 1155-1169.
Citation-2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09700160008455275.
Bose, Beyond the Mystery, Strategic Analysis, (ISSN: Print 0970-0161; Online 1754-0054), Vol. 40, No. 4, 2016, pp. 234-238. Citation-2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09700161.2016.1184795
India’s Act East Policy and ASEAN: Building a regional order through partnership in the Indo-Pacific. (Co-authored). International Studies, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2020, pp. 67-78. Citations -17.
Book Review of N. Jayaram (ED), Diversities in the Indian Diaspora: Nature, Implications, Responses (New Delhi; Oxford University Press, 2011), Diaspora Studies (Print ISSN: 0973-9572; Online ISSN: 0976-34570), Vol. 5, No. 2, 2012. Citations: 4
Book Review of Meenakshi Thapan, ED. Transnational Migration and the Politics of Identity (New Delhi; Sage, 2005) was published in the October issue of Social Action: A Quarterly Review of Social Trends.
Feminization of Indian Migration: Patterns and Prospects was first published in the journal Asian and African Studies (Sage), Vol. 57, Issue 6, 2022. Citation-17. Translated in French and published in Alternatives Sud- Migrations, en tout- genre, Vol 30-2023.
COVID-19 and the Distress Reverse Migration in India: A Gendered Perspective http://www.grfdt.com/Publication
India and the South Pacific: Moving Towards a Closer Partnership, FPRC JOURNAL Focus: India and Pacific Islands, 2018(1), Foreign Policy Research Centre, New Delhi (India), pp 18-24. ISSN 2277 – 2464
India and Pacific Islands Region: Building New Partnerships, Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (ISSN: 1944-1096; ISSN-L:1944-1088), Vol 7, No.2, 2015, pp.284-289. Citations: 2
‘Airlift' and a Reflection on India's Diaspora Policy. Citations: 6
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COVID-19 and the Distress Reverse Migration in India: A Gendered Perspective
An Everlasting Endowment: Insights from a Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Migration and Diaspora in the US in (Co-authorship) in Amba Pande & Camelia Tigau (Eds.) Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas. Edinburgh University Press, 2024. ISBN 9781399536899. Ebook (PDF): 9781399536912
Women and Indenture: Revisiting Indian Discourses. 2024. in Judith Misrahi-Barak, Ritu Tyagi, et al. (Eds.) Kala Pani Crossings, Gender and Diaspora: Indian Perspectives. ISBN 9781032639475
Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas (co-edited), Edinburgh University Press, 2024. ISBN 9781399536899. eBook (PDF): 9781399536912. (Co-Edited)
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Women in the Indian Diaspora: Historical Narratives and Contemporary Challenges. (Edited) Singapore: Springer 2018 (ISBN 10: 9811059500; ISBN 13: 978-9811059506)
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Indentured and Post-Indentured Experiences of the Women in the Indian Diaspora (Edited) Singapore: Springer Nature, 2020. ISBN-10: 9811511764, ISBN-13: 978-
9811511769
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Women, Gender and the Legacy of Slavery and Indenture (co-edited) (UK: Routledge). 2021. ISBN 9780367676230.
https://www.routledge.com/women-gender-and-the-legacy-of-slavery-and- indenture/gounder-hiralal-pande-hassankhan/p/book/9780367676230
Regional Security in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific: Prospects of Nuclear Free Zone (New Delhi: Authors Press, 2002) ISBN 81-7273-101-9
Interrogating Diasporas and Diasporic identities: The case of the Indian Diaspora in Fiji (forthcoming with Routledge, UK).
Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas (co-edited), Edinburgh University Press, 2024.
The Labelling of Migrants and Diasporas in US Media and Policy: A Historical Sketch (Co-authorship) in Amba Pande & Camelia Tigau (Eds.) Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas. Edinburgh University Press, 2024. ISBN 9781399536899. Ebook (PDF): 9781399536912
Indentured and Post-Indentured Indian Women: Changing Paradigms and Shifting Discourses in Amba Pande (Eds) Indentured and Post-Indentured Indian Experience of Women in the Indian Diaspora (Singapore; Springer, 2020). ISBN 978-981-15-1176-9. Citation-12
Female Migration from India: Trends and Continuing Challenges in Towards a Changing International Migration and Mobility Agenda: The Indian Perspective, ICWA, New Delhi, 2025. ISBN: 978-93-83445-92-9
Regional Challenges and International Relations: The Complex Realities of South Pacific Geopolitics. Global Maritime Geopolitics, Edited by Hasret Çomak, Burak Şakir Şeker, and Mehlika Özlem Ultan. Copyright © 2022 Transnational Press London. ISBN 978-1-80135-115-7.
Women in the Indian Diaspora: Redefining Self between Dislocation and Relocation in Amba Pande (Ed.), Women in the Indian Diaspora: Historical Narratives and Contemporary Challenges (Singapore: Springer, 2018). ISBN 978-981-10-5950-6 Citations-38
Factoring Transnational Diasporas in the Rise of the US as a Great Power and a Multi-Cultural Society (co-authored) in Amba Pande & Camelia Tigau (Eds.) Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas. Edinburgh University Press, 2024. ISBN 9781399536899. Ebook (PDF): 9781399536912
The Labelling of Migrants and Diasporas in the US Media and Policy: A Historical Sketch(co-authored) in Amba Pande & Camelia Tigau (Eds.) Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas. Edinburgh University Press 2024. ISBN 9781399536899. Ebook (PDF): 9781399536912
An Everlasting Endowment: Insights From a Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Migration and Diasporas in the US (co-authored) in Amba Pande & Camelia Tigau (Eds.) Migration and the Rise of the United States: The Role of Old and New Diasporas. Edinburgh University Press 2024. ISBN 9781399536899. Ebook (PDF): 9781399536912
Brain Rejection under the Trump Presidency: Evidence from Indian and Mexican Professionals in the U.S. (co-authored), pp. 155-182 in Mónica Verea (Ed.) Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, Actions, And Policies During The Trump Era (2017-
2019), ISBN 978-607-30-3563-7. UNAM, Mexico, 2020
Indian Diaspora as an Instrument of India’s Soft Power in Yashush Watanabe (Ed.), Handbook of Cultural Security (UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018). (Co-authored with Prof. Sanjay Pandey). ISBN 987-1-78643-773-0. Citation-7
Coups, Constitutions and the Struggle for Power: Contours of Racial Politics in Fiji, in Manmohini Kaul & Anushree Chakraborty (Eds.) India's Look East to Act East Policy: Tracking the Opportunities and Challenges in the Indo-Pacific (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2016). ISBN 9788182748477. Citations-1
Patterns of Migration and the Formation of the Indian Diaspora in Colonial India, in Sutapa Dutta and Nilanjana Mukherjee (Eds.) Mapping India: Transitions and Transformations, 18th to 19th Century (New Delhi; Routledge). 2019. ISBN 9780429318467. Citations- 4
Diaspora and Development: Theoretical Perspectives in Irudaya Rajan (Ed.), India Migration Report, 2014, Routledge, pp. 36-46 (ISBN10 1138788198; ISBN13
9781138788190). Citations-14
Indian Student Migration: Critical Analysis, in Irudaya Rajan (Ed.) Youth Migration in Emerging India: Young People and Migration, Orient Black Swan, 2018. ISBN 987-93-5287-389-0. https://www.orientblackswan.com/details?id=9789352873890
Movement of Service Providers: Opportunities and Challenges for India in Rupa Chanda (Ed), Trade in Services in India: Prospects and Strategies, with a Foreword by Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati (co-authored), CENTAD (Wiley-India, 2006), ISBN 81-265- 1081-1.
https://search.worldcat.org/title/Trade-in-services-and-India-:-prospects-and- strategies/oclc/144571248
Role of the Indian Diaspora in India-Netherlands Relations, IDPAD (Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternative Development) Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1, January-June 2005.
Diaspora: Identities, Spaces and Practices in Nandini Sen (Ed.) Through the Diasporic Lens, Delhi; Authors Press, 2017, pp. 27-37 ISBN 978-99-5207-524-9. Citations: 4
India’s Engagement with the Girmit Diaspora: Prejudices and Prospects, in Maurits S Hassankhan, Rachel Kurian, Lomarsh Roopnarine, and Ashutosh Kumar (Eds.) Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Indian Indenture and Migration (New Delhi: The Manohar), 2025. ISBN-10 : 8119953975; ISBN-13 : 978-8119953974
Indo-Fijians and Their Success Story in Fiji in Ajay Dubey (Ed) Indian Diaspora Contributions to Their New Home, 2011, New Delhi; MD Publications, ISBN 9788175333307 8175333308.
Australia’s Policy Towards the South Pacific with Special Reference to PNG and Fiji in
D. Gopal (Ed), Australia in the Emerging World Order (Delhi: Shipra Publications, 2002), ISBN 81-7541-094-9.
Australia’s Policy Towards the South Pacific with Special Reference to PNG and Fiji in
D. Gopal (Ed), Australia in the Emerging World Order (Delhi: Shipra Publications, 2002), ISBN 81-7541-094-9.
Unpacking Indian Diaspora in Samuel Asir Raj & M. Nadarajah (Eds.) Absences, Silences and the Margin: A Mosaic of Voices on the Indian and Tamil Diaspora by CDS, MS University, TN, India, 2018
Book Review of Meenakshi Thapan, ED. Transnational Migration and the Politics of Identity (New Delhi; Sage, 2005) was published in the October issue of Social Action: A Quarterly Review of Social Trends.
Women and Indenture: Revisiting Indian Discourses in Judith Misrahi-Barak, Ritu Tyagi, et al. (Eds.) Kala Pani Crossings, Gender and Diaspora: Indian Perspectives.
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Delivered a one-hour independent presentation on Gender Issues in the Indian Diaspora at a short-term course organised by Khalsa College on 16 April 2025.
Delivered a valedictory address titled ‘Indian Diaspora: Transitioning from Soft Power to Smart Power for India’, in a conference, Indian Diaspora: Paving the Path of Viksit Bharat by 2047, organised by the Centre for International Trade & Development, School of International Studies, on February 13, 2025.
Participated (by invitation) in the Second Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM), which UNNM, IOM, and ESCAP organised at UNCC in Bangkok.
Spoke as a plenary speaker on Indians in Myanmar: Past and Present at the International Conference on Indian Engagement with Its Diaspora at BHU, Varanasi, 8-10 December, 2025
Invited to speak as a plenary speaker on India and the EU’s Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility, and Female Migration: A Critical Analysis, in the 5th national conference on rethinking international migration & mobility narratives and frameworks, organised by IIMAD and ICWA, 17-18 November 2025, at Trivandrum, Kerala.
Gave a public lecture at the National Archives in Suriname, titled 'Working with the Diaspora for Development: Best Practices and Lessons for Suriname?' on 27 March 2024.
Spoke as a plenary speaker on the Indian diaspora as a factor in India-Myanmar relations at the International Interdisciplinary Series of Conferences on The Global Indian Diasporas, CDS CUG Gujarat, 23-25 February 2023.
Delivered a one-hour independent presentation titled “Indian Folk Tradition in Indentured Societies” at ARSD College, New Delhi, on October 30, 2023.
Spoke about the Girmit Diaspora as a soft power for India as a plenary speaker at The Saga of Girmitiya Migration: Re-engaging the Homeland, Culture, History and Memory (27-29 April 2022).
Delivered a one-hour independent presentation on Gender Issues in the Indian Diaspora at a short-term course organised by Khalsa College in February 2022.
Delivered the keynote speech ‘Diasporas as Transnational Communities: Concepts and Practices' at a one-day national seminar on ‘Migration and Diaspora: Prospects and Encounters’ on 17 September 2022 at Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Autonomous), Matunga (East), Mumbai.
Delivered a keynote speech at the webinar on ‘Women in Indian Diaspora: Changing Discourses’ held on 28 September 2021, organised by Gathari Girmitiya and Antar Rashtriya Sahyog Parishad.
Spoke as a panellist on International Networks of Innovation Ecosystems as an Eminent Lecturer at the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Science Diplomacy and Innovation Diplomacy (InnSciD SP), 21-30 August 2019.
Delivered a one-and-a-half-hour presentation on The Role of Diasporas/Migration in the Development of National High-tech Industries: The Case of India’s IT Industry and the US-Based Highly Skilled Indian Diaspora¹ as an Eminent Lecturer at the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Science Diplomacy and Innovation Diplomacy (InnSciD SP), 21-30 August 2019. ¹Diaspora as an Eminent Lecturer at the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Science Diplomacy and Innovation Diplomacy (InnSciD SP), 21-30 August 2019.
Gave an hour-long independent presentation titled "Engendering Migration During the COVID Crisis" at a webinar organised by ARSD College, University of Delhi, on 15 May 2020.
Delivered the keynote address, 'Unpacking Indian Diaspora', at the International Conference on Absences, Silences and Margins: Restructuring Indian Diaspora Studies, 7-9 January 2016, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India.
Gave a presentation on India and its diaspora in Southeast Asia at the Institute of Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi, on 8 March 2011.
An hour-long lecture on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and India’s Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, 22 June 2011, at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ.
An hour-long presentation titled "Indo-Fijians: A Quest for Identity" took place on 21 June 2011 at the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ.
An hour-long presentation on Diaspora and Development: The Indian Experience, Department of Business Economics, University of South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 2011.
Presented a paper, 'Shaping Human-Centric Migration and Mobility Governance: Reflections on CAMM', as an expert panellist in a Workshop on Understanding Migration in the European Union, organised by CUS, SIS, JNU.
Presented a paper titled "Global Indian Diaspora: From Soft Power to Smart Power for India" at the two-day international conference "Changing Dynamics of Migration and Indian Diaspora: Leveraging India’s Global Image," organised by the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 18-19 November 2024.
Presented a paper titled 'Role of Indian Diaspora, INA in India’s Independence' at the International Conference. The Role of Indian Diaspora in India's Freedom Struggle' on 31 March and 01 April 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Presented a paper on Women and Indenture at an international conference on Indian Diaspora Women and Patriarchy: Questions on Inclusion, Cultural Identity, and Violence, organised by the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), University of Hyderabad, 4th–5th December 2023.
Presented a paper titled 'Girmit Diaspora as India’s Soft Power or Smart Power?' at the International Conference on Celebrating Girmitiya Lives, held from 12 to 13 May 2023 in Fiji at the University of the South Pacific.
Presented a paper titled 'Girmit Diaspora as Instrument of India's Soft Power' at the International Conference 'Contemporary Indian Diaspora: A Global Perspective', School of Mauritian & Area Studies, 17-18 August 2022.
Presented a paper on Holi in Delhi at the First International Fagwa conference organised by Trinidad Cultural Centre on March 13-14, 2021.
Presented a paper on Holi in Delhi at the First International Fagwa Conference organised by the Trinidad Cultural Centre on March 13-14, 2021.
Presented a paper in a panel discussion on ‘Students’ Mobility: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects' held on the 15th of January 2020 at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi.
Presented a paper titled 'Women and Indenture: Revisiting Indian Discourses' at the International Conference 'Kala Pani Crossings #2: Diaspora and Gender across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans', held on 26-27 February 2020 at Pondicherry University.
Presented a paper titled India and its Diaspora in West Asia: Nature, Significance, and Belonging in the International Conference India’s Emerging Relations with West Asian Countries: A Global Perspective” to be held on 27-28 January 2020 at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Presented a paper titled The Corona Pandemic, livelihood Challenges and Reverse Migration: A Gendered Perspective in a Webinar Corona Pandemic, Dislocation, and Livelihood Challenges: Multilevel Perspectives on Concerns and Coping Strategies, organised by Government College, Sikar, Rajasthan
Presented a paper titled The Corona Pandemic and Livelihood Challenges: Addressing the Impacts on the Migrant Women, in the Webinar Women and Gender Discourse, organised by BHU, June 27, 2020
Presented a paper titled "Diaspora as a Factor in India’s Soft Power Strategy" at the International Conference "Kala Pani Crossings #1: India in Conversation", organised by IIAS, Shimla, from 23 to 25 September 2019.
Presented a paper titled Diaspora as a Factor in India’s Soft Power Strategy at the International conference Kala Pani Crossings #1: India in Conversation, organised by IIAS, Shimla, Sept 23-25, 2019.
Presented a paper titled 'Transnational Belonging through Virtual Spaces: Impact of Digital Media on Diasporic Identities' at the International Seminar 'Mapping Indian Diaspora: Issues and Perspectives' organised by SIES Mumbai on 13-14 December 2019.
Presented a paper titled 'Transnational Belonging through Virtual Spaces: Impact of Digital Media on Diasporic Identities' at the International Seminar 'Mapping Indian Diaspora: Issues and Perspectives' organised by SIES Mumbai on 13-14 December 2019.
Presented a paper in co-authorship titled Brain Rejection. Under the Trump Presidency: Evidence from Indian and Mexican Professionals in the US, in the international seminar “Trump: Anti-immigrant Rhetoric, Actions and Policies 2017-2019”, Ciudad Universitario, Mexico City, on February 13-14th, 2019.
Presented a paper at the Conference on the Indian Diaspora in Southeast Asia with a Special Focus on Vietnam, organised by the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, SIS, in Partnership with ONGC Videsh Ltd., and the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 14-23 January 2019
Presented a paper on India’s Act East Policy and ASEAN in Ascending India: Reflections on Global and Regional Dimensions, Annual International and Area Studies Convention, 30 Jan-1 Feb 2019
Presented a paper on India’s Act East Policy and ASEAN in Ascending India: Reflections on Global and Regional Dimensions, Annual International and Area Studies Convention, 30 Jan-1 Feb 2019
Presented a paper titled "The Rise and Growth of Indians as a Political Force in Mauritius and Fiji: A Comparative Overview" at the International Conference on Diaspora and Nation Building, held on 5-6 July 2018 in Mauritius, organised by ARSP
Presented a paper titled 'India's Engagement with the Girmit Diaspora: Prejudices and Prospects' in the International Conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour, 18-23 June 2018, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Presented a paper at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Diaspora, and Nation Building: Emerging Trends, Opportunities and Challenges, 7-8 March 2018.
Presented a paper titled 'Colonial Migrations and the Formation of Indian Diaspora' at the two-day annual conference 'Mapping India in the Eighteenth Century: Transformations and Transitions', 6-7 March 2017, organised by the India International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (IISECS).
Presented a paper titled Skilled Immigration and Conditions of Labour Competition in the US: A Comparative Study of Indian, Mexican and Chinese Diasporas, in an International Conference, Migration and Diasporas, Emerging Diversities and Development Challenges, 22-23 March 2017, organised by the School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
Made in absentia virtual presentation titled India’s Engagement with Girmit Diaspora: Prejudices and Prospects at International Conference on Commemoration of Centennial of Abolition of Indenture, 22-24 March 2017 in Fiji
Presented a paper titled "India’s Experience with Remittances: Past and Present" at the International Conference to Commemorate the Centenary of the Abolition of the Indenture System, held in New Delhi, organised by Anter Rashtriya Sahyog Parishad, on 20-21 April 2017.
Presented a paper titled 'Diaspora and Development: India’s Experience with Remittances' at the International Conference on Diaspora and International Migration.
Development: Comparative Global Experiences, 10-11 January 2016, JNU, New Delhi, India
Presented a paper titled 'Diaspora and Development: India’s Experience with Remittances' at the International Conference on Diaspora and International Migration.Development: Comparative Global Experiences, 10-11 January 2016, JNU, New Delhi, India, organised by ODI and CAS, SIS, JNU
Presented a paper, Diaspora Identities, in a National Seminar titled Scenario of Indian Culture in diaspora literature: In the Context of Past and Present, Jointly Organised by Research Forum and Adikabi Sarala Das Chair of Odia Studies, JNU, New Delhi, SIS, JNU, 09-10 January 2019
Presented a paper titled 'Role of Indians in the Establishment of Democracy in Fiji. A Historical Perspective' at the conference 'Indian Diaspora in Development of Home and Host Countries: A Comparative Perspective'. Venue: Kadi University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 10th-11th January 2015. Organised by the Organisation of Diaspora Initiative, Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU. Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Presented paper titled The New Constitution and Recent Elections in Fiji: A Critical Analysis'' at the Annual International Studies Convention, 'Power Resistance and Justice in the International System: Perspectives from the South', School of International Studies, JNU, 22-23 March 2015
Delivered a virtual presentation titled “India and the Pacific Islands Region: Building New Partnerships” at the International Conference on Leadership and Governance, 31 October 2015, Palm Beach, Florida.
Presented a paper, Diaspora Identities, in a National Seminar titled Scenario of Indian Culture in diaspora literature: In the Context of Past and Present, Jointly Organised by Research Forum and Adikabi Sarala Das Chair of Odia Studies, JNU, New Delhi, SIS, JNU, 09-10 January 2019
Presented a paper titled 'Role of Diasporas in Homeland Conflicts and Reconstruction: The Case of Tamil Diaspora and Sri Lanka' at the Sri Lankan on the Move: An International Conference on Migration (ICSOM), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23–25 January 2013, at The Kingsbury (formerly Ceylon Continental Hotel), Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Presented the paper 'Role of Diaspora in the Development of Indian IT Industry” at an International Conference on India and its Diaspora: A Comparative Perspective, organised by the Organisation of Diaspora Initiatives, Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU, and India International Centre, New Delhi, on the 29th and 30th of March 2013.
Presented the paper 'Role of Diasporas in Homeland Conflicts/Conflict Resolution and Post-War Reconstruction: The Case of Tamil Diaspora and Sri Lanka” at India's Foreign Policy and National Security: A Comparative Perspective, 6–7 November 2013, at India International Centre, New Delhi, organised by the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI), Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU, and India International Centre (IIC).
Presented a paper titled 'The Fiji Gujaratis' at the International Conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of Swarnim Gujarat: Role of Gujarati Diaspora, from 2 to 4 January 2011, Patan, Gujarat.
Presented a paper titled “India and its Diaspora in Fiji” at an international conference on Indian Diaspora Policy: Regional and Linguistic Challenges on October 12, 2011. The event was organised by the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) and the Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU, at the India International Centre (IIC).
Presented a paper titled "Indians and the Power Struggle in Fiji" at the International Seminar on India and the Indian Diaspora on 29 and 30 March 2004, organised by the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) and the Centre for African Studies, SIS, JNU.
Presented a paper, Diaspora Identities, in a National Seminar titled Scenario of Indian Culture in diaspora literature: In the Context of Past and Present, Jointly Organised by Research Forum and Adikabi Sarala Das Chair of Odia Studies, JNU, New Delhi, SIS, JNU, 09-10 January 2019
Presented a paper titled 'Role of Diasporas in Homeland Conflicts, Conflict Resolution and Post-War Reconstruction: The Case of Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora' at the Academic Staff College, JNU, from 24 to 28 March 2014.
Presented a paper, Managing Bangladeshi Immigration into India: Options and Challenges, at the Faculty Seminar on South Asia: Internal Dynamics and External Linkages, SIS, JNU, 23-14 January 2012.
Presented a paper on the State of Documentation in Southeast Asian Studies at a seminar on the State of Asian Studies in India held on 19-20 March 1998, organised by ICSSR, New Delhi.
Presented a paper titled 'Indian Diaspora and Foreign Policy' at a national seminar titled 'Culture and Identity in International Relations: Impact on Foreign Policy', organised by the School of International Studies, JNU, from 16 to 17 March 2006.
Presented a paper titled 'Australia’s Policy towards the South Pacific with Special Reference to PNG and Fiji' at a national conference, 'Australia in a Changing World,' organised by IGNOU in February 2002.
Part of the advisory board of the Edinburgh Studies on Diasporas and Transnationalism https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-edinburgh-studies-on-diasporas-and- transnationalism.html.
Founder and co-editor of Migration and Diaspora: An Interdisciplinary Journal. GRFDT, New Delhi (http://www.grfdt.com)
Member of the Editorial Board as a book review editor of the Diaspora Studies journal (Routledge), 2014-2018.
Associate editor with the International Studies Journal (Sage), 2019-2022.
I have regularly reviewed papers for journals in my field, such as *International Studies* (Sage), *Diaspora Studies* (Taylor and Francis), *Migration and Development* (Taylor and Francis), *Globalisations* (Taylor and Francis), *South Asian Diaspora* (Taylor and Francis), and several edited volumes with Springer and Routledge.
Member of the editorial board of Social Sciences http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/editorialboard?journalid=202
Attended a weeklong training on Responsible Research and Training (RRI): Conceptual Framework and Practices, March 2021.
Attended a weeklong training cum workshop on Migration, Globalisation, Security, and Development conducted by the South Asia Migration Resource Network, Kathmandu, 8-15 March 2009.
Three-week refresher course (03.10.2011-27.10.2011) in History from the Academic Staff College, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Four-week refresher course (30.08.2010-24.09.2010) in History from the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Four-week orientation course (05.04.2010-30.04.2010) from the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Three-week refresher course (24.09.2012-15.10.2012) in Women's Studies and Gender Studies (ID) from the Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, University of Delhi.
Migration and Gender, under MOOC- Syawam, at Jamia Millia Islamia.
Transnationalism and Transnational Citizenship (4 Credits), at IGNOU https://www.ignou.ac.in/schools/programme/PGDMIDI
Concepts of Migration and Diaspora (4 credits) at IGNOU. https://www.ignou.ac.in/schools/programme/PGDMIDI
Transnationalism and Globalisation (4 Credits), at IGNOU https://www.ignou.ac.in/schools/programme/PGDMIDI
