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Detailed explanation-1: -According to UN World Migration Report (2018) Indian diaspora is world’s largest, with slightly more than 15.6 million people from India living overseas.

Detailed explanation-2: -India has the largest diaspora population in the world, with 16 million Indians living outside the country they were born in, according to United Nations report on migration trends. Q. ii) Its nine members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Laos and Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2019, India was the leading country of origin of international migrants, with 17.5 million persons living abroad. Migrants from Mexico constituted the second largest “diaspora” (11.8 million), followed by China (10.7 million), the Russian Federation (10.5 million) and the Syrian Arab Republic (8.2 million).

Detailed explanation-4: -Polynesia was the region with the highest overall diaspora share in 2020, at 28.7 percent, followed by the Caribbean at 17.7 percent. Another group of nations which commonly appears among the countries with the biggest diasporas are those in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although the United States is outside the top 20, it still has by far the most immigrants of any other country (50 million vs. 16 million in second-place Germany).