Opinion | China is leveraging its diaspora to boost the economy, unlike India

China is leveraging its diaspora to boost the economy, unlike India

While Beijing has turned its diaspora into an extension of its domestic economy, New Delhi has largely allowed its diaspora to strengthen other economies

A country’s diaspora can be a symbol of its pride and power. A nation’s diaspora can help it build international value through success stories, promote its soft power through culture and contribute to its economic progress through remittances, investments and transfers of expertise.

India and China have among the world’s largest diasporas. They also offer two very different models of how countries can leverage their diasporas.