The largest diaspora.

Mr Narendra Modi was elected prime minister in 2014 (wikipedia), with 22 references to "reform" in the poll manifesto. But, "Gone are the days when Modi pledged to change everything from inefficient markets in labor and farm produce to entire sectors like banking." "Still, this is the start of a new compact between markets and Modi, one in which investors are betting on what he won't do, rather than what he will." "India is struggling to afford even the soap and detergent that Unilever Plc has been selling them since 1888." "Purchasing power is limited to a tiny affluent class. But markets have nothing to worry" because, "the economy is getting Modi-fied," wrote Andy Mukherjee. Not all Indians are celebrating, though. The NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Report states that the poverty rate in Karnataka is 7%, and it is less than 1% in Kerala. On the other hand, that in Uttar Pradesh it is 22%." Because, "The southern states have contained population growth, and it has even declined in some cases." The taxes paid by southern states go to the north and  delimitation of seats in parliament, based on population, will further reduce representation of southern states, wrote Margaret Alva. "In an open letter, a group of India-based foreign correspondents have strongly protested the treatment meted out to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reporter Avani Dias, who left India last week saying the government had made it too difficult for her to work here any longer." The Wire. Who cares. "The foreign media is no longer the subject of adulation and deification." "The belief that the picture of India being presented to the West is akin to what Mahatma Gandhi once described as a 'sanitary inspector's report' is now widespread with Indians," wrote Swapan Dasgupta. Could this be a case of "sour grapes" (Collins) perhaps? "According to a  Ministry of External Affairs report, there are 13.6 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), 18.68 million Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and nearly 32.3 million Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) residing outside India, and overseas Indians comprise the world's largest diaspora. Every year 2.5 million Indians migrate overseas, which is the highest annual number of migrants in the world." MC. "The International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA), an inter-governmental organisation, measures the quality of 'representation'," and according to this, India's score has fallen from 71% to 60%, and India has slipped from 50th to 66th rank. Authentic because, "India is one of the member states of IIDEA and is represented on the governing council by none other than Sunil Arora, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India appointed by the present government," wrote Yogendra Yadav. Hoist by our own petard (wikipedia), as it were. Foreigners may be "sanitary inspectors" for Dasgupta, but a lot of us Indians refer scornfully to our media as "Godi Media" (puppets sitting on the lap of government). Not wise to be too aggressive. Remember "From 2020 onward, the US imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against several Chinese government officials and companies." wikipedia. If they can do it to the Chinese they can surely do it to Indians. That will stop foreign junkets and coming back with suitcases full of single malt whiskeys and expensive perfumes. Dasgupta will not be popular. At all.