President Pranab Mukherjee is on a three-day state visit in
Kathmandu and leaving no stone unturned to reaffirm the strong ties shared by
India and Nepal. India Foundation and Neeti Anusandhan Pratishthan, Nepal
have organized a seminar titled 'Nepal and India: Exploring New Vistas' and the
President spoke at the occasion, stating that Nepal and India have witnessed a
long tradition of academic and student exchanges.
"India is happy to help Nepal with its human resource
development. Our commitment is reflected in the grant of around 3,000
scholarships to Nepalese students every year, providing opportunities to study
in Nepal and in India. We offer more than 250 scholarships annually for
Government and non-Government employees of Nepal for training in technical
institutes in India," he said
Mukherjee also said that India acknowledges the importance
of water resources in the accelerated development in Nepal, for which,
post-graduate scholarships hav been offered at IIT Roorkee, for courses in
hydel power and water resources management to Nepali engineers and experts this
year.
"I am also very happy to announce that from 2017
onwards, Nepali students will have the opportunity to pursue graduate and
post-graduate courses in Indian Institutes of Technology on a regular basis.
For this, our Institutes of Technology will open their entrance examinations to
Nepali students. Aspirants would have the option to write these examinations in
Kathmandu," he said
The President complemented the people of the region by
appreciating their strong spirit of enterprise, dynamism and entrepreneurship
"To channelise this energy in the right direction, we
must invest in health, education, technology and employment generation. We
cannot remain hostage to the political baggage of history and prejudice, nor
can we continue to follow policies that have failed to lift our people out of
poverty," he added.
Laying emphasis on the age-old relations between the two
countries, Mukherjee said that there are bound to be, occasionally, some
differences in perceptions, in a partnership so rich and diverse in its scope
and content.
"This is absolutely normal. With enlightened leadership
in both countries, regular consultations, open dialogue, mutual trust and
goodwill, we have managed to overcome such eventualities. I would underscore
that it would be crucial, in our common interest, to stay focused on our shared
objective of peace, stability and development for our peoples and our
region," commented Mr. Mukherjee.
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