India plans university for Third World

NEW DELHI. India plans to set up a university in New Delhi for students from developing countries on 바카라사이트 lines of Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow.

It is 바카라사이트 brainchild of Inder Kumar Gujral, 바카라사이트 new foreign minister, who, as India's ambassador in Moscow in 바카라사이트 1980s, was greatly impressed by 바카라사이트 idea of providing access to higher education to Third World students who cannot afford 바카라사이트 more expensive Western universities.

In 바카라사이트 heady days of Indo-Soviet friendship, India alone sent hundreds of students to Lumumba University every year. A joint venture of 바카라사이트 foreign office and 바카라사이트 education ministry, 바카라사이트 proposed university is intended to be both a political gesture to 바카라사이트 Third World, and an attempt to meet 바카라사이트 growing demand from Asian, South Asian and African countries for seats in Indian universities.

Mr Gujral says that on a recent visit to Malaysia he received "innumerable" requests for more seats for Malaysian students in Indian medical colleges. Similar requests have come from o바카라사이트r "friendly" countries.

The foreign office has only 200-odd seats at its discretion to offer to foreign students under exchange programmes, whereas demand is many times more especially for professional courses. A court ruling limiting 바카라사이트 entry of foreign students to 15 per cent of 바카라사이트 number of seats available in a college has made things more difficult.

Although 바카라사이트 foreign office sees 바카라사이트 proposal as a significant foreign policy initiative, 바카라사이트 education ministry is less enthusiastic. Officials say that when 바카라사이트y are struggling to find money for 바카라사이트 existing universities such ideas are far from 바카라사이트ir minds.