---

A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement - philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.

---

Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia; Tan Tai Yong and Md Mizanur Rahman 1. From Germany to India: The Role of NRI and PIO in Economic and Social Development Assistance; Pierre Gottschlich 2. Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan; S Akbar Zaidi 3. Afghan Diapsoras in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency; Carolin Fischer 4. The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital - Pathways of return migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India; Manashi Ray 5. Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages; A K M Ahsan Ullah 6. From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh; Taiabur Rahman 7. Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India; Antony Palackal 8. Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal; Prakash khanal 9. Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development; Virinder S. Kalra, Umber Ibad and Navtej K Purewal 10. Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development Across the Indian Ocean; Jeffrey Samuels 11. Diaspora Engagement Policy in South Asia; Smita Tiwari 12. Pockets of the West: The Engagement of the Virtual Diaspora in India; Kiran Mirchandani

---

Ahsan Ullah, The American University in Cairo, Egypt Antony Palackal, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Kerala, India Carolin Fischer, University of Oxford, UK Jeffrey Samuels, Western Kentucky University, USA Kiran Mirchandani, University of Toronto, Canada Manashi Ray, West Virginia State University, USA Md Mizanur Rahman, National University of Singapore, Singapore Navtej Purewal, University of Manchester, UK Pierre Gottschlich, University of Rostock, Germany Prakash Khanal, Himalayan Development International, UK S Akbar Zaidi, Columbia University, USA Smita Tiwari, University of Delhi, India Taiabur Rahman, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Kazakhstan Tan Tai Yong, National University of Singapore, Singapore Umber Bin Ibad, University of Manchester, UK Virinder S Kalra, University of Manchester, UK

---