My latest Mint on Sunday "Economics Express" column studies the economics of labour migration.

http://mintonsunday.livemint.com/news/what-happens-when-people-migrate/2.4.1106775603.html

Smart analysis by Rupa Subramanya in Foreign Policy on how, under PM Modi, the Indian diaspora, especially in the US, may finally gets its due, and be able to contribute to India's growth story.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/25/can-modi-harness-indias-high-tech-diaspora-facebook-google-silicon-valley/

A wide ranging conversation filmed on the Columbia lawns between eminent economist Jagdish Bhagwati and senior journalist Barkha Dutt. Topics include trade, investment, reforms, social issues, and much else. Well worth watching.

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/india-s-reservation-policy-a-disaster-economist-jagdish-bhagwati-to-ndtv/384009?pfrom=nri_videowidget_cat_4

North American university and college professors (including yours truly) sign a letter welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xm7MNdamEB7fU5I07cYG1UfB9ZwVaTtfiEqLWEp8rOA/pub

My latest Mint column argues that responses to the migrant crisis in the EU are a Rorschach test of the commentators themselves.

http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/5VFC8WPOKurskeDNi8dN6M/A-difficult-inflection-point.html

Friends in Mumbai, do watch this moving video of Shakes, an eight month old kitten with a neurological disorder in need of a loving forever home. Friends everywhere, do consider helping this charity which works with street animals in Mumbai that are in need of food, medical care, love, and a home.

https://www.facebook.com/worldforall/videos/974646095907975/?pnref=story