Indian students seeking education in UK can thank PM Modi to rake up their concern with David Cameron
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Apart from attracting investments in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had one more thing on his mind, education for Indian students in the UK.
In the backdrop of sharp decline in Indian students going to the UK for education and problems faced by them, Modi urged his British counterpart David Cameron to review the issue.
"The Prime Minister raised the issue [of student visas] very strongly. The Prime Minister said that Indian student numbers in the UK has fallen by 50% in the last three years," a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said.
Modi said that Indian students were among the brightest in the world and it would be a win-win partnership for both sides.
"The Prime Minister said we are right now in a situation where countries are actually wooing Indian students because India has the biggest education market today. There's a burgeoning middle class, there is an aspirational upper class that wants to educate its kids abroad and it's an opportunity to tap into what has become a big economic market," said the spokesperson.
To this, Cameron understood the situation and the spokesperson said the matter was for continued discussion.
As per a report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the number of Indian students going to the UK fell from 18,535 in 2010-11 to 10,235 in 2012-13.
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In the backdrop of sharp decline in Indian students going to the UK for education and problems faced by them, Modi urged his British counterpart David Cameron to review the issue.
"The Prime Minister raised the issue [of student visas] very strongly. The Prime Minister said that Indian student numbers in the UK has fallen by 50% in the last three years," a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said.
Modi said that Indian students were among the brightest in the world and it would be a win-win partnership for both sides.
"The Prime Minister said we are right now in a situation where countries are actually wooing Indian students because India has the biggest education market today. There's a burgeoning middle class, there is an aspirational upper class that wants to educate its kids abroad and it's an opportunity to tap into what has become a big economic market," said the spokesperson.
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As per a report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the number of Indian students going to the UK fell from 18,535 in 2010-11 to 10,235 in 2012-13.
(Image: PIB)
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