Asia's Great Labor Cascade: Migration Flows, Demographic Shifts, and India's Strategic Surge In the intricate web of Asia's labor migration, workers from Vietnam and Indonesia flock to Japan for low-paid jobs, drawn by higher relative wages despite exploitative conditions under programs like the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP). This reflects broader trends where ASEAN nations supply labor to aging Northeast Asian economies like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, while South Asian countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, fill gaps in high-income ASEAN states such as Malaysia and Singapore. For India, this cascade offers short-term skilled migration opportunities and long-term mass absorption potential, leveraging its demographic dividend for economic remittances and geopolitical leverage. Amid demographic crises and wage disparities, this migration chain underscores a tiered system driven by push-pull factors, with profound implications for re...