Abstract
Central Europe has not been a traditional foreign destination for Indian migrants. This chapter analyses the origins and growth of Indian communities in Central Europe and provides a detailed overview of the key features of the Indian diaspora in each of the V4 countries. It explores their role in their new ‘homes’, assesses their impact on India-Central European relations and looks at future trends and significance in India’s relations with the region. The chapter is based on the analysis of the secondary sources as well as new statistical information, big data and qualitative research (including participant observations, in-depth interviews and a survey) in Poland, which has the largest community in the region.
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This criterion refers to people who have expressed an interest in or like pages related to India TV. India TV is a national Hindi news channel available on the Internet on www.indiatvnews.com.
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Country-by-country analysis of the big data is provided in the national sub-sections.
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Other EU Member States that have signed a social security agreement with India are Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Austria and Portugal. The first country in the V4 to sign the SSA was Hungary (2010) followed by Czechia in 2014.
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Kugiel, P., Pędziwiatr, K. (2021). Indian Diaspora in Central Europe. In: Jain, R.K. (eds) India and Central Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2850-4_10
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