India, Feb. 8 -- you are a specialist doctor working in the UK. You have a comfortable life, a high salary, and global recognition. But your heart beats for your homeland. You remember the words of former Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who explicitly called upon doctors of Indian origin abroad to return. In 2012, he urged them to come back, promising them the opportunity to serve their motherland and even engage in private practice to make their return viable.

Inspired by such high-level assurances, you pack your bags, leave your lucrative career, and return to serve in a government hospital. You worked through the COVID-19 pandemic, risking your life to save thousands. Then, one day, the police knock on your door. You are not b...