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Modi lures overseas Indians as visa rules are eased
Published Thu, Jan 8, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New Delhi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to millions of people of Indian origin across the world to turn to their homeland after he eased visa rules to lure overseas talent, in a bid to make the country a top power.
India has the world's second largest diaspora after China, with more than 25 million people settling overseas since colonial times, from Guyana in South America to Singapore in South-east Asia.
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