‘Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative’

Quaisar Alam

‘Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative,’ this is based on the meeting of the two countries leaders Indian PM, Manmohan Singh and the American President Barack Obama.

India and the US have agreed to expand educational horizon to fuel their “knowledge-based “ economies and announced the launch of USD 10 million to enhance cooperation between universities of India and United States. India and US agreed to “dramatically” expand the Fulbright-Nehru programme that provides an opportunity to students and scholars to come together and benefit the advantages of the understanding.

“We agreed to expand the educational exchanges that will fuel our knowledge-based economies. We are increasing ties and exchanges between universities and community colleges as part of a new Obama-Singh or Singh-Obama 21st century knowledge initiative. We think it’s appropriately named,” Obama said at a joint press conference with Singh.

Back home, on the historical front, the HRD Ministry, Mr. Kapil Sibbal is poised to bring reform at the domestic level. There is likely to create tangible changes in the present system of education of India. Since when he has assumed the office, he in one or the other form has been stressing upon how to see the contemporary education in the right perspective. What should be the better ways so that the education could turn out to be a value-laden as well as professional-centric?

The Indian Prime Minister made history in the second trip of U.S by exploring new realities and avenues which could be the tool of progress, peace and prosperity in the subcontinent and a source of global vision for the two countries and the world. Definitely, this is substantive moment of the history for India and U.S.