In recent times, migration from the Northeastern region of India has been increasing due to growing consciousness among the people regarding acquiring better education for better career prospects, especially in the present context of information and communication technology facilities, a large number of people have started moving out of the region to different states of India for capacity building. The underlying factors contributing to the migration basically due to lack of infrastructure facilities including educational institutions and other internal factors. Migration for educational purposes could help in improving the quality of family life through acquisition of better health, nutrition, family planning, and childcare by widening the scope of earning higher income. Analysing the connection between migration and education, one could find that the growth rate of migration growing faster than the rate of growth of population. Most of the migrants after completing their education outside the region one found to take up jobs in the destinations themselves due to scarcity of work/employment opportunities in their respective states or origin.

The world seems to have recently discovered India and China as major players in Asia, and political and economic connections between the two countries are rapidly growing. Beyond the fashionable phenomenon, the two countries have much in common and many shared experiences. Both are developing countries with dynamic economies focused on lifting their people out of poverty. There are also differences as well, as India is a democracy while China is an autocratic state, and the speed of economic growth is much higher in India. This collection provides a comparative analysis of development-induced migration in India and China caused by urbanization and dam construction. The contributors include scholars from both countries working in both academia and consultancy positions.