Indian diaspora could pay price for West’s immigration backlash, warns Sushant Sareen
Strategic affairs expert Sushant Sareen warns that rising anti-immigration sentiment in Western nations could negatively impact the Indian diaspora. He argues that despite the community's success, broader backlashes against migration may unfairly penalize law-abiding Indian citizens.
Why it matters
It addresses the intersection of global migration policy, social integration, and the potential geopolitical consequences for diaspora communities.
US President Donald Trump has blamed immigration for the recent unrest in France and urged President Emmanuel Macron to close the country’s borders, reigniting a wider debate over migration, integration and the future of Western societies.But the backlash could also hurt Indians who have built successful lives abroad through legal migration, strategic affairs expert Sushant Sareen has warned.“The law breakers don't care anyways but it's the guys who follow the law who will also get crushed,” Sareen said in an interview on Faultline, hosted by Ananya Dasgupta.Trump has described France’s unrest as a consequence of immigration and warned that Europe risks decline unless it tightens its borders.
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