There has been a marked increase in the migration of students worldwide, particularly from developing countries to developed countries. This article examines the migration of students from India to Australia. The number of Indians arriving in Australia on student visas has shown an increasing trend though numbers have fluctuated from year to year. The article examines the role of Australia's education export market, analyzes the main reasons for Australia's attractiveness for Indian students, discusses the characteristics pf Indians arriving on student visas and points to some recent controversies surrounding Indian student migration to Australia.
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