Managing International Migration is important for Socio-Economic Development, Conference emphasised

The inaugural session of the two days International Conference on “India – EU Migration and Mobility: Prospects and Challenges” at New Delhi on 17th October 2013 has brought together migration scholars from European Union (EU), India and scholars working in multilateral institutions such as ILO, Migration Policy Centre (MPC) etc. to share new ideas on International migration especially in the Indian EU context.  Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi  in his inaugural address emphasized the role of India in the global economy in the coming years, especially in context of high skilled migration to the Europe. He argued that the aging population in many European countries will naturally create a huge demand for skills and countries like India which has the younger population will be able to provide high skilled labour for such demand. He emphasized the commitment of India for development of skills