Brain Drain. Boon for other countries yet bane for India? (PDF)

Pre-University Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - Other International Politics Topics, grade: 15, , language: English, abstract: Brain drain is an international migration of educated and skilled professionals from developing countries to developed countries for a better way of living by obtaining various job opportunities, high income, gaining success in host society and better political conditions in comparison to the origin country. India is one of the Asian countries, which has been losing its major skilled labour or human capital that includes doctors, engineers, information technology professionals, scientists, and technicians. Besides this, this transfer of technology likewise involves illegal immigrants and the presence of students in a foreign country to pursue their dream of commercial gains. This term, which occurred in the 1950s during the exodus of several skilled workforces particularly scientists to the United States from nations, such as the United Kingdom and Canada, is also known as "loss of skilled intellectual" or "migration of talent" . The immigrants from India ordinarily migrate to the West, arriving in destination industrialized countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Canada, South Africa, Germany, and Australia . However, the United States is the most recognized destination by Indian immigrates, especially for students wanting to study abroad. According to a research, the number of Indian students studying in the United States increased by 5.4% in the year 2018 over the last year to approximately 196,271 .