Ultimately, the recruitment of 100,000 workers presents both opportunities and challenges for Bangladesh. If Bangladeshis can understand Japanese work culture, then it's truly a blessing; however, misunderstanding or violating it poses a risk to the hard-earned trust that has been established between the two Asian countries.
While FY25 has been a success story, sustaining this trend won’t be easy. Bangladesh’s remittance economy relies heavily on labor migration to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. However, labor demand in host countries is changing due to automation, nationalization of jobs (Saudi Arabia’s Saudization policy), and shifting immigration laws. The future of low-skilled labor exports is uncertain
The question must be asked: has the Middle Eastern dream become an Indian nightmare? Migrant workers face compounding insecurities, with the confiscation of passports turning them into virtual hostages. Structural exploitation, poor working conditions, and the intensifying climate crisis disproportionately impact Indian migrants—many of whom are semi- or unskilled laborers from already vulnerable communities.
This was no mere diplomatic courtesy call. India’s renewed outreach must be seen through the lens of historical connection and future potential. Nearly 44 percent of Trinidad and Tobago’s Indian diaspora traces its origins to the indentured labour system—deep roots that have flourished into rich cultural traditions shared in cuisine, music, festivals, and faith.
After helping to evacuate over 20,000 Indians, mostly medical students studying in Ukrainian universities, the Indian embassy in war-hit Ukraine has been temporarily relocated to neighbouring Poland amid what the Indian government said was the "deteriorating security situation" in the eastern European country facing Russian invasion
The Indian-origin team, wearing their yellow vests with a sketch of the Akshardham Temple in Gujarat, moved on to help refugees of all nationalities at three border points in Poland
Continuing the trend of appointing Indian Americans to important positions in his administration, US President Joe Biden is nominating Indian American political activist Shefali Razdan Duggal as his envoy to the Netherlands
A US lawmaker has moved a bill seeking the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Pakistan and also sought inquiry against the Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Masood Khan, for his alleged terror links
An Indian American doctor has been killed by persons who allegedly stole a Mercedes Benz and hit him with the car in the American capital, according to police
'We must acknowledge great women like Asma Jahangir. She was a great trouble-maker, judges were terrified of her — and I say that in appreciation,' Justice Isa said
India heaved a sigh of collective relief after news came from the government that the evacuation of nearly 700 Indian students stranded in Ukraine's Sumy has begun
About 700 Indians, mostly medical students, are waiting to be rescued from the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, with Indian authorities and media saying they were the last big group from the country still stranded there
Hundreds of Indian students are still stranded in conflict zones in eastern Ukraine, the government said, while around 14,000 people have returned to India from Ukraine so far by 63 flights
The students have no leads on how to get out of the country and have issued an appeal to the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, "We'll all be killed"
A Bangladeshi national who was stuck in war-torn Ukraine for days has been evacuated by the Indian government, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed, days after Dhaka approached India, seeking its assistance from evacuating its nationals from Ukraine
Twenty eight Bangladeshi crew members were rescued from northern Black Sea after a missile hit their ship, killing a Bangladeshi sailor onboard
The Indian government on Thursday countered Russia’s claims that Indian students are being held hostage in Ukraine, saying they were in constant touch with all nationals and haven’t received any such report as yet
Cross-border terrorism from Pakistan has gone down in the past couple of years, Kashmir is moving towards normalcy and the Modi government retains a lot of support within the country, a senior US official has said
Hours after India had abstained a fourth time on a United Nations vote on Ukraine, an influential Republican senator cautioned that it would be “foolish” to harm bilateral ties because of it while the US government remained cautiously circumspect and said New Delhi’s position on Ukraine was “evolving” and refrained from outright criticism
