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MORE EXCHANGE: The FICCI Secretary General, Mr Amit Mitra, and the US Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs, Ms Karen P. Hughes, at a meeting with Indian businessmen in the Capital on Thursday. — Kamal Narang

New Delhi March 29 The US is planning to increase two-way exchange of students with India to cater to the growing demands of American and Indian businesses for trained manpower, said the US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Ms Karen P. Hughes.

Visa backlog

While speaking at a meeting organised by industry chamber FICCI on Thursday, Ms Hughes said that the US Ambassador to India, Mr David Mulford, has decided to clear the backlog of Indian student visa application for the US by taking several measures.

"America wants to open its doors even wider to students from India, and we want more American young people to travel to India to study and learn," she said.

Mulls Exchange

"India is already the number one country in sending students to the US for higher education and we want to build on that great tradition and expand partnerships and linkages between our institutions for the benefit of the next generation of Indians and Americans," she added.

In a bid to allow more Indian students to take advantage of education in America, the Fulbright programme was being upgraded for India, Ms Hughes said, adding that this matter had been raised with top Indian officials.

Ms Hughes is leading a high-level delegation from the US comprising presidents of institutions such as Johnson & Wales University, University of Washington, Baylor University, North Carolina State University, Kalamazoo College and Oakton Community College.

The demand for trained and knowledgeable manpower in India is still more than the supply and this problem can be addressed by the US that can offer 4,000 institutions of higher learning, she said.

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