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For a long time, the primary aspiration of Indian nurses seeking migration was to secure employment in Western countries, though most began their careers in the Gulf. In recent years, however, this linear trajectory has shifted towards a more nuanced understanding of migration. Transformations in living conditions within Gulf states, improved professional opportunities, and geographic proximity to India have contributed to a more complex calculus, wherein the West is no longer regarded as the only or necessarily optimal destination. This study examines the comparative experiences acquired by migrant nurses over time in these two different contexts and the strategies they employ to negotiate the best choices for themselves and their families. Adopting a diachronic perspective, it argues that migratory strategies are dynamic, continually adapting to legal, institutional, and sociocultural changes in both home and host societies, which migrants apprehend and respond to with remarkable agility.

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“Now, I Would Prefer the Gulf”: Indian Migrant Nurses’ Renewed Perspective on the Gulf Countries

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    2026年

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  • Marie Percot

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For a long time, the primary aspiration of Indian nurses seeking migration was to secure employment in Western countries, though most began their careers in the Gulf. In recent years, however, this linear trajectory has shifted towards a more nuanced understanding of migration. Transformations in living conditions within Gulf states, improved professional opportunities, and geographic proximity to India have contributed to a more complex calculus, wherein the West is no longer regarded as the only or necessarily optimal destination. This study examines the comparative experiences acquired by migrant nurses over time in these two different contexts and the strategies they employ to negotiate the best choices for themselves and their families. Adopting a diachronic perspective, it argues that migratory strategies are dynamic, continually adapting to legal, institutional, and sociocultural changes in both home and host societies, which migrants apprehend and respond to with remarkable agility.