Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of appendices -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: myths of movement -- 2 Politics in migration -- 3 Migration and politics in countries of destination -- 4 Political mainstreaming of the Indian Diaspora -- 5 The political economy of migration in Indian states -- 6 Conclusion: migration in a globalised world -- Appendices -- Appendix I Year of beginning of migration of Indians -- Appendix II Population of Indian Diaspora: countrywise -- Appendix III History of migration and immigration laws in the United States -- Appendix IV List of Indian associations in the United States -- Bibliography -- About the authors