The problem with Indians working and staying in another country is they remmeber India only when there is trouble in the host country. Very few of them register their names with Indian embassies. At time of trouble, the embassies can not give correct figures of affected Indians. Very few of these ex-patriates, attend embassy celebrations on 26th Jan and 15th August. The employers rarely will refuse few hours leave to attend function at embassy. This sad truth about ex-pats, I have seen in many countries in last 20 years.
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by Vinay Gupta on Feb 25, 2011 09:56 AM
yes ., u r right Hakuna. Majority of them is of slave menatlity. They are looked upon in other country as we look at cheap Bihari labours. These Indian must change them self
Re: Re: Indian Ex-pats
by jafar shaikh on Feb 25, 2011 03:41 PM
Guess you are jealous of the money NRI makes and can afford all the luxuries in india..which indian labors like u cannot afford..every body is a lobour working with some employer or the other.. some are white collar and some are blue collar..
Re: Re: Re: Indian Ex-pats
by jafar shaikh on Feb 25, 2011 03:46 PM
how many in india attend the 26th and 15th days? attending the celebrations does not make you patroatic. if thats the case all our corrupt politician attend the and we know how patrotic they all r
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by True indian on Feb 25, 2011 12:26 PM
I think you have very little knowledge of expatriates, dont comment anything with little knowledge. Every one cant be able to attend Indian Embassy for republic & independance program, each country having one embassy & how you expect millions of expats to attend ???? Talk something for reality not with cheap mind
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by jafar shaikh on Feb 25, 2011 03:36 PM
dont forget the foreign exchange they generate for india.. its the duty of govt to help these NRIs in such situation
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by True indian on Feb 25, 2011 12:26 PM
I think you have very little knowledge of expatriates, dont comment anything with little knowledge. Every one cant be able to attend Indian Embassy for republic & independance program, each country having one embassy & how you expect millions of expats to attend ???? Talk something for reality not with cheap mind
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by College Student on Feb 25, 2011 04:44 PM
Unlike most of the migrant workers in America, Europe, Australia,ASEAN who eventually disown the Indian citizenship and settle there, the workers in Gulf and Africa go there only for employment and are certain to return to India. They are the ones repatriating their full savings back home. Most of them are unskilled/semi skilled and from poor families go there only for the survival of families back home.Remember 1998, when BJP govt issued India bonds in wake of IMF,WB sanctions after the nuclear test, it was these poor migrant workers who invested upto 90% in India bonds compared to only 10% invested by NRIs from US,Canada,UK and Europe. India should help these guys who helped us when we were in trouble. All other migrants from Western world come only to share the glory and satisfy their egos and take their investments at the slightest hint of trouble.WestAsia and Africa migrants are the real heros doing their maximum for their family's benefit. They live in frugal means to so that they can return back and live comfortably.India should help these people
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by suppandi on Feb 25, 2011 09:55 AM
Well said mr.Hakuna. Those who don't any concern or interest to celebrate 26th Jan & 15th Aug, now need HELPING HAND haha
Re: Re: Indian Ex-pats
by padmakshi amma on Feb 25, 2011 11:45 AM
It is only because so many Indians moved out of the country, people like you are having some jobs in India. Once they move out of the Country, they are giving opportunities to others who remain in the country. The ex-pats are looking after their dear and near ones better than those who live in the country. So pls dont write about things which you guys are not aware of.
Re: Re: Re: Indian Ex-pats
by suppandi on Feb 25, 2011 01:16 PM
haha One can get a job in this country with proper education and good academics. Strange that peopl who cannot make up for IIT and IIM choose an easy route to go abroad and study spending lot of money
you must be one of those who doesn't have any moral values towards mothercountry
Re: Re: Indian Ex-pats
by savekarfrombjp on Feb 25, 2011 03:59 PM
blooodymonkeyahole, yourself living in UK, yet spend 16hr at rediff site, don't talk nonsense.
Re: Indian Ex-pats
by jafar shaikh on Feb 25, 2011 03:33 PM
well dont forget the foreign exchange they generate for india..so its the right of the govt to help them in these situation..
Re: I
by Tushar Barot on Feb 25, 2011 09:43 AM
Suppandi,
Do not forget that Indians working abroad are still no.1 source of precious foreign exchange. They are contributing to the development of the country in their own way. The money earned abroad is repatriated back to India and flows into our economy. Not into the country they live or work in. One member of a family working abroad takes atleast 10 lives out of dire poverty. If you are lucky enough to have a decent life in India, thank almighty and do not blame the ones who had to migrate abroad to make a decent living.
Re: Re: I
by Vinay Gupta on Feb 25, 2011 09:46 AM
u cannot become rich in foreign exchange with earning of these cheap labour. It is similar to the situation of Bihar where cheap labour is going to other state to make money in rupee.
Does this made Bihar rich or self sufficient. These cheap labour of India are bane.
Re: Re: I
by suppandi on Feb 25, 2011 09:46 AM
Hello Tushar, Agree to some extent of foreign exchange and contributing to development of country.
But attitude is the ones which speaks a lot. May be those in abroad are doing well off that doesn't mean all in Indian are having worst living conditions, unsafe, corrupt
Re: Re: Re: I
by Tushar Barot on Feb 25, 2011 10:24 AM
@vinay - Please check the facts if you do not know. The biggest source of foreign exchange for GOI is still remittances from Expat Indians. More than FDI/FII. It is not about cheap labour as you think.
@suppandi - I agree with you that many expats/NRIs love to criticize India. But most of them love the country and that is why they keep coming back year after year. I, for one, would never deamonize India. In spite of all the problems, I love my country and am proud to be an Indian.
Re: I
by Hakuna Matata on Feb 25, 2011 09:51 AM
The problem with Indians working and staying in another country is they remmeber India only when there is trouble in the host country. Very few of them register their names with Indian embassies. At time of trouble, the embassies can not give correct figures of affected Indians. Very few of these ex-patriates, attend embassy celebrations on 26th Jan and 15th August. The employers rarely will refuse few hours leave to attend function at embassy. This sad truth about ex-pats, I have seen in many countries in last 20 years.
Re: I
by Vinay Gupta on Feb 25, 2011 09:41 AM
i agree. They become indian only when they are in trouble.
every 5th traveller on internation flights is indians but u find no indianness in the working of airlines or international airports. Shmae on these so called Indians
Re: I
by prabhat k on Feb 25, 2011 02:49 PM
Given a chance you will be the first to hop into any plane carrying you anywhere out of country. you have not been able to manage that and so you speak. WIll you say same things if one of your brother or close relative needs help there... sick mind!!!
Re: I
by swaroop on Feb 25, 2011 09:46 AM
hi...Supandi....
don't be so cruel to people who earns bread and butter for their family. As most of hem do not get proper job in India due to stiff competition. They are the citizens of this country (unlike those who goes to USA, UK to get the citizenship, as they hate to say that they are Indians), Govt have all the resposibility to save each and every one in trouble abroad
Re: Re: I
by Vinay Gupta on Feb 25, 2011 09:48 AM
they donot go there for bread and butter. It is all availabe in India. They go there bcoz they are slave by mentality.
Re: Re: Re: I
by swaroop on Feb 25, 2011 09:55 AM
Supandi....
For a nation, the country has to take care of every citizens(India's image is not spoiled by the citizens, India's image has to be bring up in the international level by the Govt.). Yesterday I saw an advertisement by Govt of India, regarding house maids job in middle east. So basically Govt is ok in exporting in evern housemaids like Philipines.......
Re: m
by Manish Varma on Feb 25, 2011 09:20 AM
How safe India is with bomb blast in Mumbai and Delhi? Delhi scores shamefully low on safety of women scores. How about that. Please take a balanced and compassionate look at the situation of stranded people, rather than rubbing salt over someone's wounds.
Re: Re: m
by Setu Madhavan on Feb 25, 2011 09:29 AM
LOL..well said. Exactly my thoughts when I read the gibberish written by the original poster.
People so conveniently forget the riots in which 1000s are slaughtered in India and the police does aboslutely nothing. Be it Delhi riots, Mumbai riots, Gujarat Riots...same story all over. Delhi is every day in the news for being a hell for women. And we have people talking as if India is such a paradise every time there is chaos elsewhere. meanwhile about 2 lakh farmers have committed suicide in the past 8 years in India and absolutely nothing is done to break the stranglehold of the moneylender mafia. While 1000s of tonnes of sugar rots in Maharashtra as per the latest news while farmers are committing suicide as they barely get any money. Yes those farmers feel very safe.
So why exactly is it a crime if people go overseas to make money, may I ask the original poster. As it is we have 400 million people living the worst levels of poverty and hunger here in INdia...much more and much worse than any other place on earth as per UNDP report in 2010. And we have these senseless comments about people who go abroad and make a life with their hard work.
Re: Re: Re: m
by suppandi on Feb 25, 2011 09:32 AM
haha I got ur point, those who are unable to make a good life in India have such attitude to criticize India for everything.
Surely you have lost something in Life and have a sadist habit of blaming India for everything. If you would have born in abroad and well settleted there why such concern over these haha
Re: Re: Re: Re: m
by Manish Varma on Feb 25, 2011 12:17 PM
Suppandi - If you have been able to get a good life in India, do you think it is right for you to denouce earning their bread abroad? Do you really know how shamefully low India is on safety scores all across the globe? If you know these things, I don't think that you can make such comments. Thanks Setu Madhavan - I appreciate.
