India, China agree to prevent commercialisation of education

NEW DELHI, DEC 8: India and China have agreed to oppose commercialisation of education at all fora, including the World Trade Organisation...

NEW DELHI, DEC 8: India and China have agreed to oppose commercialisation of education at all fora, including the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a meeting between visiting Chinese Vice-Minister for Education Wei Yu and Union Minister for Human Resource Development Murli Manohar Joshi here yesterday, the leaders also agreed that education cannot be left to be controlled by market forces and that its ultimate goal should be to create a non-violent and non-exploitative knowledge society.

The Chinese Minister conveyed to Joshi Beijing’s desire to adopt a joint strategy with India at the WTO on other issues of common concern to the two most populous countries and other developing countries in the region.

Both Ministers, while welcoming the useful effects of globalisation and IT, were in agreement that tradition and culture should not be allowed to be forgotten in the process.

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The Chinese Minister was all praise for the advances made by India in the field of IT and said that in this regard, China could benefit from India. Joshi and his Chinese counterpart also had similar opinion about making IT multi-lingual.

The HRD Minister recalled his recent visit to China and said that both sides were of the view that cooperation and exchanges in education and culture were important for the development of bilateral relations.

Earlier, delegations from both sides led by Chinese Education Minister and the Education Secretary M.K. Kaw held wide-ranging discussions on tie-ups in education and allied subjects.

During its stay the Chinese delegation will visit important IT centres and educational institutions in India.

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