Nepali transnational migration to India after 1990

Abstract

The flow of people from Nepal to India is pre-historical as the reason for the migration of people have been religious, economic, commercial, and political. The concept of migration has been defined by different scholars and organizations in various ways. However, there has been a different pattern of migration or flow of people from Nepal to India. During different phases, the configuration of Nepali migration to India has been different. According to the regional politics and economy, the Nepali have migrated to other parts of the world. Similarly, the internal political and economic reforms also have aided to the migration of the Nepali. Nevertheless, the root causes and effects of the transnational migration of Nepal to India has been important for the study, and also the link of the aspects of the human security is also significant. Thus, realizing the research gap of the transnational migration to India after 1990 due to different political activism and its connection to human security the research is aimed at investigating the same. Methodologically, the research is qualitative research primarily focusing on both primary and secondary sources. The research focuses on examining the transnational migration, and investigate the transnational migration in Nepal. Transnational perspective provides a more profound comprehension of several global, social, economic and political phenomena, including the social movements, governance, politics, terrorism, violence, and organised crimes. And, the research assesses the historical, economic and strategic perspectives of the transnational migration in Nepal. The research follows with linking the transnational migration with the human security. The study adheres to the definition adopted in the United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) Human Development Report of 1994, and its subsequent development. Moreover, the study deals with the political activism after 1990. Later, the research examines the transnational migration of Nepalese to India after 1990 connecting to the aspects of the human security.

Keywords: Transnational migration, human security, Nepal, India, political activism, 1990.