With a population of 17.5 million, the Netherlands is home to about a quarter-million people of Indian origin, the largest Indian diaspora community in Europe after the United Kingdom. This includes approximately 200,000 Indo-Surinamese.

Indian-origin writers have contributed immensely to the growth and richness of English literature. The 32-million strong Indian diaspora, one of the most prominent communities globally, has produced an acclaimed and diverse range of literary work that has bagged some of the world’s top literary awards, in spite of the fact that English was not culturally their mother tongue and only a working language for most of them.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a fertile land for Indian business leaders who have established global brands in the world’s oil hub. One of the fastest-growing cities globally and the most populous in the UAE, Dubai attracts Indian businesspersons as it offers ease of doing business, access to world-class infrastructure, investors, world-class living standards, no income tax, and proximity to India, Africa, and Europe.

Dubai’s Expo 2020 had a star attraction in the dazzling India Pavilion, which is attracting plenty of eyeballs and footfalls. Recognized as one of the most iconic pavilions among 190 participating countries by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Pavilion, blending tradition with technology, was built over 40,000 square feet as a permanent structure that will remain for posterity as India’s legacy in the UAE. The UAE permitted India to build a permanent pavilion, a privilege given to a handful of countries.

From Indian spices, flower garlands, chunky gold jewelry, street food, modern restaurants serving both South Indian vegetarian and North Indian tandoori dishes, colorful sari shops to majestic Hindu temples, boutique hotels to sprawling departmental stores that are must-visit for every Indian tourist’s itinerary – Little India in Singapore is not only an experience for the senses that reminds one of a bustling Indian bazaar with its back alleys and mazy nooks and corners – except everything is squeaky clean, orderly, and the food hygienic.

In identifying molecular biologist Mihir Metkar as the primary contributor to its Covid-19 vaccine, the pharmaceutical company Moderna has underscored multi-decadal and seminal contributions of Indian Americans to the world of science. Given the nature of their work, thousands of Indian American scientists have been making transformative contributions away from the media glare.

Comprising around four percent of the Canadian population, Indians have emerged as one of the most influential demographic groups in the country’s polity. Over a score of Indian-origin politicians have made their way into the Parliament of Canada, more than any other diasporic community in an increasingly multicultural nation.