This book advances knowledge on the global debate on the migration-development relationship by documenting experiences in a number of countries in South Asia. It discusses the impact of migration on the social, economic, and political fields in the broader context of development and analyses the role South Asian migrants and diaspora communities play in the South Asian society. Contributions from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including sociology, anthropology, political science, international relations and economics, document the development implications of South Asian migration.

1. International Migration and Development in South Asia: An Introduction 2. Innovative Incorporation: Diasporic Representation and Political Rights in India 3.The diaspora meets the development industry: Engaging Norwegian-Pakistanis in development back home 4. British-Bangladeshi Immigrants and Local Political Landscape in Bangladesh 5. Indian Professional Immigrants and Healthcare Sector in India 6. A Troublesome Home?: Transnational Properties and its Discontents in Indian Punjab 7. Bangladeshi Migration to Southern Europe: Implications on Migrant Families 8. Indian Migration to the Gulf and Development Challenges in India 9. International Migration and Economic Changes in South Asia: Emergence of the Middle Class 10. Punjabi Immigrants and Rural Development in Doaba Region of Indian Punjab 11. International Migration and Development: Prospects and Challenges for Nepal 12. Pakistani Migration to the Gulf and Development in Miranzai Valley in Pakistan 13. The Other Side of the Migration and Development Nexus: Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka

Md Mizanur Rahman is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. His recent co-edited books include Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia (2013).

Tan Tai Yong is Professor and Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia (Routledge, 2002).