The Indian Express Visiting Scholars

Idea Exchange provides students with an opportunity to interact with power influencers and thought leaders,besides our own journalists.

Idea Exchange provides students with an opportunity to interact with power influencers and thought leaders,besides our own journalists. This weeks guest was Khaled el Bakly,Egyptian Ambassador to India

Tuhina Singh (student,Tagore International School,Vasant Vihar ): How has the current political status of Egypt affected its relations with other countries,especially India?

Khaled: Trade between and India and Egypt is almost $3.2 billion. We are looking for investments; This is something that I have been trying to do for some time now. Thirdly,we need to attract Indian tourists to Egypt.

Neha Dohare (student,Tagore International School): How has Egypt changed with the revolution?

Khaled: There are two kinds of revolutions in history. A revolution that demolishes all institutions and starts building again. This is very violent and you can see it happening in many countries even now. The other is the one taking place in Tunisia,Egypt. When you do it this way,change will be gradual.

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