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Indo-US coop in education field poised for major expansion:Rao
Washington, Oct 5 (PTI) India-US cooperation in the field
of education is poised for major expansion, Indian envoy to
the US said ahead of the next week's major summit between the
two countries on the issue.
"India-US cooperation in the field of education is today
poised for major expansion," Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador
to the US said while addressing at the Yale University on
"Future Direction in India-US relations".
"We in India see education as critical for achieving its
goals to have inclusive growth and to realise the potential
for taking the Indian economy to even higher growth
trajectory," she said.
The Ambassador said that India has announced major
initiatives for massive expansion and upgradation of the
education infrastructure, both in the primary education sector
and also in the higher education.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and India's Human
Resource Minister Kapil Sibal would attend the India-US Higher
Education Summit on October 13.
"The Summit will bring together not just government
officials but also academics and entrepreneurs who are engaged
in this area and will provide a platform to develop a
blueprint for furthering our horizons in this area," Rao said.
Yale, she said, has had a historical connection with
India that goes back more than three centuries beginning with
Eliahu Yale and his days in Madras (now Chennai).
Yale has been a pioneer among the US universities when it
comes to the study of India – its languages, literature,
religions, history, and its politics, economics and society.
"I understand Yale was the first US University to start
teaching Sanskrit. Many eminent Indians and Indian-Americans
have passed through its portals. Yale is today not only
continuing its tradition of engagement but has strengthened it
and extensively broadened it through the Yale India Initiative
that was launched in 2008," she said.
India US relationship she said is a partnership that
seeks to meet common aspirations for mutual prosperity and for
peace and security.
"President Obama's visit to India last November has
indeed helped in taking our relationship to a new level," Rao
said.
"The expanding cooperation between India and the US is
strongly rooted in our shared values of democracy, individual
freedoms and rule of law, in excellent people to people
contacts and business linkages and in our increasing ability
to work together in a variety of fields from fighting the
menace of terrorism to ensuring the stability of global
economy," she said.
"The India-US Strategic Dialogue initiated in 2009
identified five principal areas for expanding cooperation:
strategic cooperation, energy and climate change; education
and development, economy, trade and agriculture, science and
technology, health and innovation," Rao said.
"In India, we regard the US as our most important partner
in our quest for social and economic development and we are
working to expand our relations across the entire spectrum of
our bilateral agenda, including in areas which I believe, are
of importance to the US as well - areas such as trade and
investment, science and technology, clean energy, health,
higher education and agriculture," Rao said. PTI LKJ
MNS
of education is poised for major expansion, Indian envoy to
the US said ahead of the next week's major summit between the
two countries on the issue.
"India-US cooperation in the field of education is today
poised for major expansion," Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador
to the US said while addressing at the Yale University on
"Future Direction in India-US relations".
"We in India see education as critical for achieving its
goals to have inclusive growth and to realise the potential
for taking the Indian economy to even higher growth
trajectory," she said.
The Ambassador said that India has announced major
initiatives for massive expansion and upgradation of the
education infrastructure, both in the primary education sector
and also in the higher education.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and India's Human
Resource Minister Kapil Sibal would attend the India-US Higher
Education Summit on October 13.
"The Summit will bring together not just government
officials but also academics and entrepreneurs who are engaged
in this area and will provide a platform to develop a
blueprint for furthering our horizons in this area," Rao said.
Yale, she said, has had a historical connection with
India that goes back more than three centuries beginning with
Eliahu Yale and his days in Madras (now Chennai).
Yale has been a pioneer among the US universities when it
comes to the study of India – its languages, literature,
religions, history, and its politics, economics and society.
"I understand Yale was the first US University to start
teaching Sanskrit. Many eminent Indians and Indian-Americans
have passed through its portals. Yale is today not only
continuing its tradition of engagement but has strengthened it
and extensively broadened it through the Yale India Initiative
that was launched in 2008," she said.
India US relationship she said is a partnership that
seeks to meet common aspirations for mutual prosperity and for
peace and security.
"President Obama's visit to India last November has
indeed helped in taking our relationship to a new level," Rao
said.
"The expanding cooperation between India and the US is
strongly rooted in our shared values of democracy, individual
freedoms and rule of law, in excellent people to people
contacts and business linkages and in our increasing ability
to work together in a variety of fields from fighting the
menace of terrorism to ensuring the stability of global
economy," she said.
"The India-US Strategic Dialogue initiated in 2009
identified five principal areas for expanding cooperation:
strategic cooperation, energy and climate change; education
and development, economy, trade and agriculture, science and
technology, health and innovation," Rao said.
"In India, we regard the US as our most important partner
in our quest for social and economic development and we are
working to expand our relations across the entire spectrum of
our bilateral agenda, including in areas which I believe, are
of importance to the US as well - areas such as trade and
investment, science and technology, clean energy, health,
higher education and agriculture," Rao said. PTI LKJ
MNS