NEW DELHI: While tensions weigh down Indo-Pak members of the family, the new resumption of Track II discussions has spread out the opportunity of easing strains at least on one front – the South Asian University.
The South Asian University – and India’s denial of visas to Pakistani scholars eligible for admission – figured in the Neemrana Dialogue held in Islamabad previous this week, ET has learnt.
While there used to be no longer much exchange in the positions taken by each international locations on key concerns around terrorism and Kashmir, there used to be some agreement that greater cultural and academic collaboration between the two countries could be fascinating.
Pakistani participants are said to have raised concerns over India denying visas to Pakistani scholars who applied to the university located in New Delhi. The SAU used to be established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in 2010 to offer academic opportunities in the subcontinent and advertise a sense of the South Asian community. It has a student quota for each country. ET gathers that either side agreed that irritants to the visa procedure will have to be have shyed away from, especially for educational collaborations specifically piloted to foster regional cooperation.
Amid the chill between the international locations, India had denied visas to 15 Pakistani scholars who had been eligible for admission to SAU in 2017-18. Six of them had even paid the registration price, which needed to be refunded. While 58 Pakistanis appeared for SAU entrance exam last yr, 50 applicants took the test in Karachi and Lahore this yr.
The South Asian University – and India’s denial of visas to Pakistani scholars eligible for admission – figured in the Neemrana Dialogue held in Islamabad previous this week, ET has learnt.
While there used to be no longer much exchange in the positions taken by each international locations on key concerns around terrorism and Kashmir, there used to be some agreement that greater cultural and academic collaboration between the two countries could be fascinating.
Pakistani participants are said to have raised concerns over India denying visas to Pakistani scholars who applied to the university located in New Delhi. The SAU used to be established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in 2010 to offer academic opportunities in the subcontinent and advertise a sense of the South Asian community. It has a student quota for each country. ET gathers that either side agreed that irritants to the visa procedure will have to be have shyed away from, especially for educational collaborations specifically piloted to foster regional cooperation.
Amid the chill between the international locations, India had denied visas to 15 Pakistani scholars who had been eligible for admission to SAU in 2017-18. Six of them had even paid the registration price, which needed to be refunded. While 58 Pakistanis appeared for SAU entrance exam last yr, 50 applicants took the test in Karachi and Lahore this yr.
Move to end India-Pakistan divide over South Asian Varsity
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