In migration studies, the relationship between migration and development in the global South has been controversially discussed. However, a unanimous resolution to this debate has not been found, due to the ever-changing nature of international migration. This book progress Knowledge on the global debate on the migration-development relationship by documenting experiences in a number of countries in South Asia. This book also seeks to review the impact that migration has on both social and economic development in South Asia. To portrait on the experiences of global South Asians, this volume academy figure the impact of migration on the social, economic, and political fields in the broader context of development. It also presents a regional experience by looking into the migration-development nexus in the context of South Asia, and analyses the role South Asian migrants and diaspora communities play in the South Asian society. Going beyond reporting the impacts of migration on economic development by highlighting the implications of 'social development' on society, this book provides a fascinating contribution to the fields of Asian Development, Migration and South Asian Studies.