New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Global mobility of highly skilled professionals has recorded its first decline since 2020, dropping 8.5 per cent year-on-year -- a fall of about 220,000 cross-border career moves, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled "Global Talent Mobility Is Slowing and Shifting."

The report added that the slowdown, driven by geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and stricter migration policies in markets such as Canada and the UK, is reshaping global talent flows.

Despite the downturn, India has emerged as one of the biggest gainers. The report notes a sharp rise in India's position across all tracked talent categories.

India registered a 1.9 percentage-point increase in global AI talent share ...