Indian embassies and consulates should be very proactive in reaching out to Indian students in their respective countries to make them feel that Indian missions are really a ‘home away from home’, according to a Parliamentary panel report
The Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs in its latest report noted that the profile and geographical distribution of the Indian Diaspora presented a great opportunity to promote the country’s soft power and cultural diplomacy abroad, reported thehindu.com.
Indian embassies and consulates should be very proactive in reaching out to Indian students in their respective countries to make them feel that Indian missions are really a ‘home away from home’, according to a Parliamentary panel report.
The committee recommended that potential of the diaspora community should be harnessed to serve as an effective tool in furthering India’s interest and influence globally.
“The committee had also desired MEA to make coordinated efforts with Missions to facilitate the return of Indian students to China for resumption of in person classes for those who desire so.”
“The committee also recommends that the ministry should prepare a policy framework in this regard and work out an action plan to implement the same in a time-bound manner,” the panel said in the report that was tabled in Lok Sabha on April 3.
“The committee also recommends that the ministry should prepare a policy framework in this regard and work out an action plan to implement the same in a time-bound manner,” the panel said.
The committee urged the ministry to take up with China the return of Indian students to that country. “The committee had also desired MEA to make coordinated efforts with Missions to facilitate the return of Indian students to China for resumption of in person classes for those who desire so,” it said. The ministry told the committee that it had been consistently taking up the matter of return of Indian students with the Chinese authorities both in New Delhi and through the Indian embassy in Beijing.
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