strengthening Australia-India research collaboration:Dharmendra Pradhan
• Anil Mathur
New Delhi 24 August.
Union Education and Skill Development Minister Mr DharmendraPradhan todayheld
discussionswith academic leaders of the top Group of Eight (G08) Australian
Universities on building successful Australia-India research collaborations.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister reiterated Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi’smantra of‘Jai Anusandhan’ which he added to the slogan ‘Jai
Jawan, Jai Kisaan, Jai Vigyan’in his 76th Independence Day.He said that this
will be a pièce de résistance and form the bedrock of India’s economic growth
in the coming decade and beyond.The Minister shared India’s determination to
pool every bit of her resource to make this decade as India’s Techade as well
as for becoming self-reliant. Strengthening research collaborations with India
is a win-win for all, he added.
Mr Pradhan further said that India and Australia have a
promising research partnership. He welcomed the Group of Eight universities for
further intensifying our research collaborations as well as embracing new opportunities
for fulfilling mutual and national priorities and for providing scalable
solutions to global challenges.
The Minister also interacted with the representatives of
Australian Government academicians of Monash University and members of
Australia Indian Chamber of Commerce at the dialogue on ‘Emerging Opportunities
for Collaboration in Education, Research and Skill Sectors’. The Minister said
that the Prime Minister has stressed on evidence-based research and has given
the mantra of ‘Lab-to-Land’ and ‘Land-to-Lab’ for ensuring progress, welfare
and well-being of mankind. India is vigorously making efforts to inculcate
curiosity-driven research and innovation at all levels, he further added.
Mr Pradhan also had a lively interaction with Indian students studying in
Melbourne. He was happy to learn about their academic experiences and said that
he was enriched by their ideas on establishing India as a knowledge superpower.