imiМеждународная аналитикаJournal of International Analytics2587-84762541-9633MGIMO University10.46272/2587-8476-2025-16-2-46-62imi-624Research ArticleИССЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬСКИЕ СТАТЬИRESEARCH ARTICLESИндийская диаспора между политикой и бизнесомIndian Diaspora Between Politics and BusinessКуприяновА. В.KupriyanovA. V.

Куприянов Алексей Владимирович, к.и.н., руководитель Центра Индоокеанского региона,

 117997, Москва, Профсоюзная ул., 23.

Alexey V. Kupriyanov, PhD (Hist.), Head of the Centre of the Indo-Pacific Region,

23, Profsoyuznaya Street, Moscow, 117997.

a.kupriyanov@imemo.ruНациональный исследовательский институт мировой экономики и международных отношений имени Е.М. Примакова Российской академии наукРоссияPrimakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation2025030920251624662Copyright © Куприянов А.В., 20252025Куприянов А.В.Kupriyanov A.V.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.interanalytics.org/jour/article/view/624

Формирование глобальной индийской диаспоры – один из важнейших процессов в условиях глобализации и трансформации мирового порядка. Представители этой диаспоры занимают все более высокие позиции в экономической и политической жизни стран проживания, но вопрос о том, какие дивиденды извлекает из этого Индия, вызывает дискуссии. Существует гипотеза, что по мере продвижения этнических индийцев на руководящие посты в крупных корпорациях и государственном аппарате зарубежных стран экономическое взаимодействие этих стран с Индией будет развиваться активнее, а их внешняя политика по отношению к Индии станет более дружественной. В данной статье автор пытается проверить эту гипотезу на примере Маврикия, Фиджи и США. Если в первом случае индийская диаспора составляет большинство населения, то во втором индийцы остаются дискриминируемым меньшинством. В США же индийцы, будучи меньшинством, широко представлены в политике, на государственной службе, высших управленческих позициях в бизнесе. Индийская диаспора стала важной частью внутриполитического ландшафта США, и во всех последних президентских администрациях индийцы занимали важные позиции. Сделан вывод, что ни в одном из рассмотренных случаев гипотеза о важной роли индийской диаспоры не подтверждается. На Маврикии, несмотря на абсолютный контроль диаспоры над жизнью острова, ее члены воспринимают себя прежде всего как часть маврикийской нации и не собираются действовать в политических интересах исторической родины и помогать ей в противостоянии с КНР. Диаспора на Фиджи представляет для Индии скорее внешнеполитическую проблему, вынуждая индийских политиков регулярно поднимать вопрос о ее дискриминации. Наконец, диаспора в США неохотно инвестирует в ключевые отрасли индийской промышленности, а политики индийского происхождения стремятся подтвердить лояльность новой родине вместо того, чтобы действовать в интересах Индии.

The formation of a global Indian diaspora is one of the most important processes in the context of the ongoing globalization. Members of the diaspora are gradually occupying increasingly higher positions in the economic and political life of the recipient countries, but the benefits that India derives are the subject of much debate. There is a conception that as ethnic Indians advance to senior positions in big business and government agencies overseas, the economies and foreign policies of these countries become increasingly friendly to India. The author attempts to test this hypothesis analyzing three different cases: Mauritius, Fiji, and the USA. While in Mauritius the Indian diaspora constitutes the majority of the island’s population, the Indians remain a discriminated minority in Fiji. In the USA, the Indian diaspora has become an important part of the political landscape, with Indians occupying senior positions in all recent presidential administrations. The article concludes that the hypothesis about the potentially important role of the Indian diaspora is not confirmed in all three cases. In Mauritius, the diaspora perceives itself as part of the Mauritian nation and is not going to act in the political interests of the metropolis. The Indian diaspora in Fiji is more of a foreign policy challenge to India. Finally, the American Indian diaspora is reluctant to invest in key sectors of Indian industry, as politicians of Indian origin seek to confirm loyalty to their new homeland instead of acting in the interests of India.

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