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In a bid to continue building a mutually respectful relationship, India and Russia agreed to cooperate in the field of education during the 19th Annual Bilateral summit held here on Friday.
Both the sides recognized the positive impact of the activities of the
'India-Russia Network of Universities' which has lead to the expansion of
linkages between higher education institutions in the two countries. The network
was established in 2015 and has 42 members at the moment, a statement from the
Ministry of External Affairs read.
The statement further read that the
two nations acknowledged "the great interest in academic exchanges of teachers
and students, as well as in working on joint scientific and educational
projects."
The two sides noted the "immense contribution" made by the
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences towards
strengthening of the Indo-Russian relationship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
emphasised that India would contribute to the success of the 200th year
celebrations of the foundation of the institute.
Welcoming the successful
conduct of the 10th Indian-Russian Working Group on Science and Technology in
February 2018, both the nations also "noted the necessity to further intensify
cooperation in the Science and Technology sector." The group is jointly
supervised by the Department of Science and Technology of India and the Ministry
of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
India and
Russia also agreed to revive cooperation in the fields of science, technology
and innovations under the Integrated Long-Term Programme "by drawing up a
roadmap for further cooperation between different Laboratories, Academia,
Universities, Institutions and Organisations in scientific and technological
areas of mutual priority."
The countries "recognised with satisfaction"
the collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology of India and
the Russian Science Foundation. They also noted the successful decade-long
collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology of India and the
Russian Foundation for Basic Research, which jointly conducts research in the
field of Basic and Applied Sciences.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met
Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House here on Friday and held a bilateral
summit following which numerous agreements were signed between the nations in
various fields including education.
The leaders also interacted with
students from India and Russia, while a Memorandum of Understanding was signed
between Atal Innovation Mission and Sirius Educational Foundation for furthering
their cooperation through exchange of visits, sharing best practices in the
promotion of educational, scientific and innovation and to foster a
knowledge-driven innovation ecosystem in India and Russia.