Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) has elected Professor Binod Khadria as the President of the Society. He will be supported by a global team of Vice Presidents to carry out various research, academic programmes and outreach activities of the think tank globally. Prof. Khadria has been a Professor of Economics, Education, and International Migration at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been an experienced University Professor with a demonstrated history of four decades of teaching, research supervision and publishing in the higher education industry. His special fields of expertise are Economics; Education Policy & Governance; Globalisation, International Trade, and Migration & Diaspora Studies. As a co-editor, his latest publications include the World Migration Report 2020 (IOM-UN Migration) and the Sage Handbook of International Migration (Sage, London 2019).
Prof. Camelia Nicoleta Tigau, Dr. Raj Bardouille, Dr. Amba Pande, and Ms. Paddy Siyanga Knudsen have been elected as Regional Vice Presidents. Dr. Smita Tiwary has been elected as the Secretary of GRFDT and Dr. Divya Balan as the Joint Secretary. Dr. Feroz Khan has been elected as the Treasurer of the Society. GRFDT looks forward to learning from their expertise and experience to serve the world community by developing and disseminating the knowledge associated with Migration and Diaspora.