British Council, India Matters
“India will be one of the most important nations throughout the 21st century” says a British Council report launched at the India Forum yesterday.
Whilst pointing to a potential disconnect between Indian and British young people’s experience and knowledge of each other’s countries, the report makes the case for the many opportunities to strengthen cultural and educational collaboration and as such, nurture UK-India futures.
Opportunities to support India in skilling up the large, young and growing #GlobalTalent population which will be the engine for India’s economic development have also been acknowledged by the British Council report.
In addition, the report introduces a number of strategic-level recommendations on the future for cultural, educational and research collaboration between India and the UK: • To set out a 2050 vision for the UK–India relationship; • Understanding and support for India’s agenda to ensure it remains relevant to the UK; • To launch a UK–India Young Leaders/Next Generation Forum for young people between the ages of 15 and 35; • The need to explore further opportunities for UK organisations, companies and institutions to collaborate more with each other in their engagement with India within and across sectors.