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The potential for migration from India ,
Migration to Germany from India has become more significant, both in media terms and politically, since the 2000s, particularly with regard to (managed) migration by qualified and highly-qualified specialists. The study (Research Report 26) discusses current migration potential from India to Germany. To this end, a variety of developments are analysed in India as a country of origin, as are international migration movements to other destination regions, as well as characteristics and trends in migration to Germany.
India is becoming more significant as a country of origin for potential migrants in terms of demographic and economic development. This emerging nation therefore forms the focus of the fourth volume in the BAMF's research series entitled "Future Migration Potentials".
Against the background of an increasing human and economic "development" affecting large numbers among the population of 1.25 billion people, the demographic, socioeconomic, economic, political and societal conditions on this diverse subcontinent today show ambivalent tendencies with regard to the quantity, forms and destination of potential (re- and non-)migration.
The continuation of existing migration systems
In view of established migration systems, one may presume that the existing patterns and forms of migration from India worldwide will largely continue in the medium to long term. Unlike migration from Eastern and South East Asian countries, these are marked by a high level of intercontinental migration over considerable geographical distances. It can be presumed that the continued visible division between temporary and permanent (highly-) qualified migration to Northern America and Europe (United Kingdom) and temporary and circular migration, largely of unskilled and low-skilled labour migrants to the Gulf States, will continue in the short to medium term.
Potential: Increased migration from India
Given the growth in worldwide migration from India and the increasing diversification of the destinations of Indian migrants (including within the EU), one may anticipate that migration from India to Germany will nonetheless continue to increase. Both long-term and temporary stays in Germany, particularly of family, labour and educational migrants, constitute a gratifying development in Germany given the contrary demographic developments in India and Germany (as well as Europe), and pose policy-making challenges when it comes to making Germany more attractive as a destination and residence country for migrants from India.
Research Report drawn up by: Verena Schulze Palstring