Obama-Singh or Singh-Obama: what will it be?
By IANSTuesday, November 24, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have agreed on increasing ties between the two countries’ universities under a new programme that the president suggested could be aptly named Obama-Singh or Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative.
“We agreed to expand the educational exchanges that will fuel our knowledge-based economies,” he said at a joint press conference Tuesday after their summit meeting in the oval office.
“We’re dramatically expanding the Fulbright-Nehru programme that brings so many of our students and scholars together, especially in science and technology,” he said.
“And we are increasing ties and exchanges between our universities and community colleges as part of a new Obama-Singh or Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative,” Obama said amid laughter. “We think it’s appropriately named,” he added with just a hint of a smile.
