This open access Regional Reader provides a contemporary look at the emerging challenges and
issues facing South Asian migration amidst covid-19 and discusses a framework for a sustainable
and cooperative migration from and within the region which will impact both the economic and
regional development of South Asia.The book draws a focus on this area through an
interdisciplinary and holistic lens and follows the three broad areas of migration studies in
South Asia: Governance and mobility Family health and demography and Forced migration. It
thereby covers a number of issues from South Asian countries such as Afghanistan Bangladesh
Bhutan India Nepal Pakistan and the Maldives. This book is a valuable resource for those who
want to understand the dynamics of migration from the largest migrant-sending region in the
world and one which will determine the shape of global migration patterns in the future.
