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Canada Welcomes Indian Students

Indian students will be encouraged to enrol in higher education in Canada as part of strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.

"Canadian universities not only provide scholarships but good infrastructure and teaching facilities. There is no problem for Indian students to get a visa and go to Canada," said Deputy high commissioner of Canada in New Delhi Jim Nickel, at the two-day seminar on "Diplomacy, Defence and Development: Canadian and Indian Perspective".

Canada now is one of the top destinations for Indian students to study. The number of Indian students studying in Canada has within two years increased four times from only 3,000. According to Mr. Nickel, there are at least 50 Indian universities cooperating with 35 Canadian universities for academic and research activities like exchange of faculty.

Apart from Canadian visa issues, the relationship between India and Canada in trade and commerce, energy security, information and technology, food security, diplomacy and defence have also been noted.

Director of the Center for Canadian Studies, J N Mohanty highlighted the concept of the seminar. He said the two countries could play a major role in reshaping and refashioning their bilateral ties to address the challenges of the fast-changing politico-economic strategies.

A consortium of nine Canadian Universities are starting offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai to help fill the increasing demand of foreign universities in the country.

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