India exports 3.12 million highly educated migrants, accounting for 65% of the global total. Between 2015 and 2024, over 1.3 million Indians will renounce their citizenship, many of whom are highly skilled workers.
India's brain drain is unique and cannot be compared to China's.
In the 1980s, India even surpassed China economically, with the two countries starting almost on equal footing. Now, while China has reversed its brain drain, India continues to experience a significant brain drain. What caused this outcome?