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The 5th nationalist league connected ‘Mobility for a New Era: Rethinking International Migration and Mobility Narratives and Frameworks’ began astatine the Hilton Garden Inn, here, connected Monday. The two-day league is organised by the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Thiruvananthapuram, and the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.
Renowned sociologist Ajay Bailey, seat successful Geographies of Health, Inclusion and Development, Utrecht University, Netherlands, who delivered the keynote address, emphasised the request to deliberation beyond the societal outgo of migration and see the societal outgo of being a migrant. IIMAD president Sheela Thomas, who spoke connected the occasion, stressed the expanding resentment against migrants successful developed countries. Nutan Kapoor Mahawar, Acting Director General/Additional Secretary, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), who delivered the introductory speech, pointed retired that discourses connected migration request to beryllium rethought done a human-centric position connected migration.
IIMAD chair, Dr. Irudaya Rajan, who spoke connected the occasion, besides noted that migration contiguous is being led by demographic changes. India, being a demographically young country, volition proceed to play a large relation arsenic a labour supplier. The state frankincense has an important portion successful bargaining for a migration argumentation that benefits the migrant population, helium said. The India Migration Report 2024 was besides released during the inaugural session. Dr. K.J. Jospeh, Board subordinate of IIMAD, besides spoke.
