It is an established observation that the Roma have been one of the world’s most impoverished, persecuted and marginalized communities, yet also the least understood. While there have been some estimates of a global Roma population of 20 million, these communities are dispersed throughout several countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. This article concerns the European Roma and the issues which engage them, the most salient being identity. It seeks to find congruence between the socioeconomic empowerment processes of Dalit (oppressed) communities in India with those of the Roma. There is a historical connection between the Romani language groups and north Indian languages – indeed it is from India where Roma communities are known to have originally migrated from. This article argues for the value of reviving these links by turning the argument around and advocating that aspects of the contemporary Indian experience of socioeconomic empowerment could be applied to Roma empowerment in Europe within the framework of the EU’s National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS). This could benefit India through interaction with the Global Roma Diaspora and lead to a win-win situation whereby India would equally obtain advantage from learning about EU-centered models of inclusion. Accordingly, the robust sharing of good practices could benefit both sides.

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为印度-欧盟合作制定罗姆人身份战略：加强 NRIS

公认的观察结果是，罗姆人是世界上最贫困、受迫害和边缘化的社区之一，但也是最不被了解的社区之一。虽然有人估计全球罗姆人有 2000 万，但这些社区分散在欧洲、亚洲和美洲的几个国家。本文涉及欧洲罗姆人以及与他们有关的问题，其中最突出的是身份问题。它寻求在印度达利特（被压迫）社区的社会经济赋权过程与罗姆人的社会经济赋权过程之间找到一致性。罗姆语族群和北印度语言之间存在历史联系——事实上，罗姆人社区最初是从印度迁徙而来的。本文通过扭转争论并主张当代印度社会经济赋权经验的各个方面可以应用于欧盟国家罗姆人融合战略 (NRIS) 框架内的欧洲罗姆人赋权，从而论证了恢复这些联系的价值。这可以通过与全球罗姆侨民的互动使印度受益，并带来双赢的局面，印度将同样从学习以欧盟为中心的包容模式中获得优势。因此，良好实践的有力分享可以使双方受益。这可以通过与全球罗姆侨民的互动使印度受益，并带来双赢的局面，印度将同样从学习以欧盟为中心的包容模式中获得优势。因此，良好做法的有力分享可以使双方受益。这可以通过与全球罗姆侨民的互动使印度受益，并带来双赢的局面，印度将同样从学习以欧盟为中心的包容模式中获得优势。因此，良好实践的有力分享可以使双方受益。