Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia [Paperback]

A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement  philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia; Tan Tai Yong and Md Mizanur Rahman 1. From Germany to India: The Role of NRI and PIO in Economic and Social Development Assistance; Pierre Gottschlich 2. Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan; S Akbar Zaidi 3. Afghan Diapsoras in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency; Carolin Fischer 4. The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital  Pathways of return migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India; Manashi Ray 5. Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages; A K M Ahsan Ullah 6. From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh; Taiabur Rahman 7. Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India; Antony Palackal 8. Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal; Prakash khanal 9. Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development; Virinder S. Kalra, Umber Ibad and Navtej K Purewal 10. Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development Across the Indian Ocean; Jeffrey Samuels 11. Diaspora Engagement Policy in South Asia; Smita Tiwari 12. Pockets of the West: The Engagement of the Virtual Diaspora in India; Kiran MirchandaniAhsan Ullah, The American University in Cairo, EgyptAntony Palackal, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Kerala, IndiaCarolin Fischer, University of Oxford, UKJeffrey Samuels, Western Kentucky University, USAKiran Mirchandani, University of Toronto, CanadaManashi Ray, West Virginia State University, USAMd Mizanur Rahman, National University of Singapore, SingaporeNavtejl(