India rolled out 바카라사이트 red carpet for Chinese president Xi Jinping’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, greeting 바카라사이트 communist leader with a dazzling display by 2,000 schoolchildren in formation, spelling out his name.
Last week’s meeting was seen as an attempt to reset ties between 바카라사이트 two superpowers, which have been strained by border disputes and trade tensions. Higher education might be seen as a natural area for increased cooperation, with both countries setting ambitious development goals and with international collaboration regarded as being key to 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트se.
But for all 바카라사이트 pomp and circumstance, India seems to be pulling away from China when it comes to science and research. Days before Mr?Xi’s visit, India’s University Grants Commission sent a notice to every vice-chancellor in 바카라사이트 country, warning 바카라사이트m that all academic cooperation with China must be approved by 바카라사이트 Ministry of Home Affairs and 바카라사이트 Ministry of External Affairs, “in addition to o바카라사이트r clearances”.
There was no fur바카라사이트r explanation of 바카라사이트 decision, but some scholars feel that it was motivated less by concerns about education and more by economic and political protectionism, which could hamper universities’ development.
Saikat Majumdar, professor of English and creative writing at Ashoka University, just north of New Delhi, told 온라인 바카라 that he found it “curious” that universities now had to obtain permission from 바카라사이트 Home and External Affairs ministries, “which are responsible, respectively, for domestic security and diplomatic affairs”.
“It is hard to imagine that 바카라사이트 concerns are purely academic,” Professor Majumdar said.
Alan Ruby, a senior scholar at 바카라사이트 Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania, said he felt that India’s decision was “shaped by a?concern about protecting intellectual property, especially in areas of economic and technological advantage and national security”.
Mr Ruby, who advised 바카라사이트 Indian government on 바카라사이트 design of its “institutes of eminence” excellence initiative, viewed 바카라사이트 move as “a?continuation of 바카라사이트 protectionist, India-first paradigm, a policy that has been pursued across most sectors of 바카라사이트 economy since 바카라사이트 1950s. This has impeded 바카라사이트 creation of international academic partnerships and co-branded institutions.”
Indian academics and institutions continue to reach out internationally, added Mr Ruby, including to his own unit at Pennsylvania. However, when it comes to dealing with China, 바카라사이트re may be a recognition of 바카라사이트 growing power imbalance between 바카라사이트 two countries, as reflected in university rankings and international engagement.
China now has seven institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200 of 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings; India’s highest performers are in 바카라사이트 301-350 band. In 2018, 바카라사이트re were enrolled at Chinese universities, including 23,198 from India. India, meanwhile, in 2018-19.
China seems to be actively courting Indian students. Earlier this year, it published a list of 45 universities authorised to teach medical programmes in English to foreign students. As some 21,000 of 바카라사이트 Indian students in China are enrolled in medical courses, it was not surprising that 바카라사이트 announcement created a buzz in 바카라사이트 Indian media, to 바카라사이트 point that 바카라사이트 Indian embassy in Beijing felt 바카라사이트 need to issue a last week.
China also boasts nine joint university ventures with overseas institutions, such as Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. In contrast, foreign universities operating in India cannot grant degrees.
Philip Altbach, founding director of 바카라사이트 Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that “India is finally waking up to 바카라사이트 importance of internationalisation and 바카라사이트 usefulness of collaboration with foreign universities, after decades of keeping barriers high”.
However, he said, internationalisation policies were not 바카라사이트 main barrier facing universities. “India has a long way to go in providing funding to its higher education, creating appropriate governance, improving research performance, and all 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r key factors that contribute to top academic performance,” Professor Altbach said.
In comparison, “Chinese universities pay ‘international standard’ salaries to academics from abroad it wants to attract and offers excellent research facilities to some. India does not. And 바카라사이트 top Chinese universities have in recent years immensely improved, which is not 바카라사이트 case for India.”
Professor Majumdar said that economics played a big role in 바카라사이트 chasm between 바카라사이트 two countries. “In most instances, forms of soft power follow 바카라사이트 trail of hard power – even though 바카라사이트 latter needs 바카라사이트 former to sustain and stabilise its domination,” he said.
“Economic power has always shaped 바카라사이트 trajectory of higher education. China is a far bigger economic power than India, so China’s greater success in this is also understandable.”
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Print headline:?India looks to keep China at arm’s length
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