India, US are natural allies, especially in field of education: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that India and the United States are natural allies, especially in the field of education, while calling for enhanced collaboration between educational institutions of the two countries. “India and the US are natural allies, especially in the field of education. There is a lot of potential to strengthen collaborations between India and US educational institutions, specifically in interlinking industry, academia and policymakers,” Pradhan said while speaking during a virtual roundtable on ‘Advancing India-US Education Partnership’.  He said India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 gives thrust to collaborative research and enhanced educational collaborations.