Changing borders and realities: Emigration of Indian scientists and engineers to the United States

Perspectives on Global Development and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-556

  Varma, Roli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain circulation; Immigrant network; Indian diaspora; New immigration; Transnational space

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; COMMUNICATION; DIASPORA; EMIGRATION; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249036663     PISSN: 15691500     EISSN: 15691497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156914907X253224     Document Type: Article

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