Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Part I Introduction; 1 Indian Skilled Migration and Development: An Introduction; 1…Migration and Development; 1.1 Uneven Development in India; 2…Conceptual Evolution of Skilled Migration in the Migration and Development Nexus; 3…The Relevance of India as a Case Study; 3.1 The Scale and Scope of Indian Skilled Migration; 3.2 Indian Student Mobility; 4…Earlier Research on Indian Skilled Migration and Development; 5…New Research on Indian Skilled Migration, Diasporas and Return 5.1 The 'Migration, Scientific Diasporas and Development' Project5.2 Main Research Findings; 6…Objective and Organisation of this Volume; References; Part II Context and Trends; 2 The Dichotomy of the Skilled and Unskilled Among Non-resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin: Bane or Boon for Development in India?; Abstract; 1…Introduction; 2…The Migration of Highly Skilled Indians to the Developed Countries; 3…Unskilled and Low-Skilled Indians in the Gulf Countries; 4…The Paradoxes of the Dichotomies; 4.1 The Dichotomy of Gain and Loss 4.2 The Dichotomy of Permanent and Temporary Migration4.3 The Dichotomy of Civil Rights of Dual Citizenship and Voting; 5…Conclusion: Bridging the Dichotomies for Development in India; References; 3 Investment and Skilled Mobility Linkages Between India and the EU; Abstract; 1…Introduction; 2…Review of the Literature on Investment and Mobility; 3…Investment Flows and Regulations; 4…EU Immigration Regulations; 4.1 Work Permits in the EU; 4.1.1 Visa Regulations in Selected EU countries; 4.1.2 The Schengen Treaty; 4.1.3 Immigration of High-Skilled Workers: The EU Blue Card Proposal 5…Labour Mobility from India to the EU.5.1 Profiles of Indian Nationals Visiting the EU; 5.2 Features and Implications of Immigration to the EU; 5.2.1 Work and Business Visa; 5.2.2 Investment Presence in the EU and Work Permits; 5.2.3 Schengen Visa; 5.2.4 Totalisation; 5.2.5 EU Blue Card; 6…Conclusion; References; 4 Migration--Development Links in Selected European Destination Countries; Abstract; 1…Introduction; 2…Country Policies on Migration and Development; 2.1 France; 2.2 Germany; 2.3 The Netherlands; 2.4 Switzerland; 3…Conclusion; A.x(118). Appendix; References 5 Student Migration at the Global Trijuncture of Higher Education, Competition for Talent and Migration ManagementAbstract; 1…Setting the Scene; 2…International Student Migration in the Conceptual Landscape of Migration Studies; 3…Higher Education in the Globalising Knowledge Economy; 3.1 Globalisation and Internationalisation Processes; 3.2 Supranational, National and Sub-national Actors; 4…Study-to-work Status Transition in the Context of Labour Market Transformation; 4.1 Uneven Geographies of Skills and Talent; 4.2 The Quest for Employability 5…International Students and Migration Management | 
