BİR YUMUŞAK GÜÇ ÖRNEĞİ OLARAK KÖRFEZ ÜLKELERİNDE HİNT DİASPORASI

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 87 - 117, 30.04.2025

Duhan Kalkan

https://doi.org/10.59281/turkiz.1653235

Öz

Dünyanın en büyük diaspora yapılanmaları içinde Hindistan önemli bir noktadadır. Ülke diasporayı yumuşak güç unsurları arasında görmekte, iç ve dış politikasında bu doğrultuda stratejiler üretmektedir. Hintlilerin yoğun olarak yaşadığı coğrafyaların başında Körfez bölgesi gelmektedir. Körfez ülkelerinde yaşayan dokuz milyon Hintli, bölgenin ekonomik, sosyal ve kültürel yapısında önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu diaspora, özellikle enerji, inşaat ve hizmet sektörlerindeki emek ihtiyacını karşılamakta, aynı zamanda Hindistan ile Körfez ülkeleri arasındaki kültürel ve ekonomik bağların güçlenmesine katkı sağlamaktadır. Diğer taraftan Körfez ülkelerindeki demokrasi sorunsalı, Kafala sistemi, vasıfsız işgücü, kötü çalışma koşulları ve sosyal ayrımcılık gibi sorunlar diasporanın etki alanını sınırlandırmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

HİNDİSTAN , KÖRFEZ ÜLKELERİ , DİASPORA , YUMUŞAK GÜÇ

INDIAN DIASPORA IN THE GULF COUNTRIES AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOFT POWER

Öz

The Indian diaspora holds a prominent position among the world’s largest diaspora communities and functions as a key instrument of soft power in both domestic and foreign policy. The Gulf region is home to nine million Indians, who play a crucial role in its economy, society, and culture. This diaspora fulfills key labor needs in the Gulf region, particularly in energy, construction and services, thereby strengthening India–Gulf relations. However, challenges such as democratic deficits, the Kafala system, unskilled labor, poor working conditions, and social discrimination continue to limit the diaspora’s influence and its ability to fully integrate into Gulf societies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

INDIA , GULF COUNTRIES , DIASPORA , SOFT POWER

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