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    ISAS Working Papers

    Long-term studies on trends and issues in South Asia

    19 : Conceptualising The Typologies Of Indian Diaspora In International Economic Relations: ‘tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’, Or A ‘great Off-white Hope’ Of The New Century

    Binod Khadria

    26 January 2007

    Prior to situating the issues of international economic relations, mobility of the highly skilled, and human capital formation in the broader context of "India in the Global Labour Market", I have, in this working paper, attempted to conceptualize some typologies for the Indian 'diaspora' as players or actors, and international relations as their playground or the field - an attempt that would help clearly defining and delimiting the universe of discourse .