Brain drain is not bane for a developing country like India
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In the recent past there is growing emphasize on reverse
brain drain. But before we discuss about reverse brain drain it is essential to
briefly explain what is brain drain. Brain drain is all about losing the Indian
talent for global market. It is about Indians leaving for abroad for greener
pastures and career prospects. The tendency to go abroad is strong among Indian
youth presently. We find many Indian youth leaving for developed countries
especially for US, UK, Australia and other advanced countries currently.
There are several reasons why Indian youth leave for
developed countries. They leave India due to lack of opportunities at home.
They also leave for leading better and comfortable life there. There is also
feeling that there is no recognition at home. In addition, developed countries
need Indian talent as Indians are good at technical knowledge and skills.
Developed countries also prefer Indian talent due to low cost as it helps them
bring their cost of production and enhance their competitiveness. We find innumerable
reasons for brain drain. But when we look at Indian perspective, government
spends lot of money to educate students and if these students go abroad their
education and expertise is not useful to our country.