HSE Strengthens Cooperation with India and Creates Opportunities for Dialogue between Experts
Following the visit of the HSE University delegation to New Delhi, cooperation agreements with leading Indian universities were finalised. Similarly, a number of expert events, consultations and negotiations on the development of comprehensive strategic cooperation with Bharat took place. The HSE University delegation also participated in the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics hosted by the Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
For more than seven decades, Russia and India have been developing trustworthy relations, in which humanitarian cooperation and friendship play an important role. The roots of these relations go deep into history, allowing us to build stable ties in all directions. HSE University’s cooperation with Indian universities and research organisations continues to develop actively, making Russia attractive for students, scientists, and researchers from India.
In February 2024, a delegation from HSE University, headed by Victoria Panova, HSE University Vice Rector, Head of the BRICS Expert Council–Russia and Sherpa of the Russian Federation in the Women 20, visited New Delhi.
Russia and India are strategic partners and long-standing good friends. For centuries, a delicate connection featuring mutual understanding and respect has been forming between our countries. Our task in many ways is to keep this spark alive. This is a complex and multi-step process that requires complete dedication. If we make friends, we do it genuinely.
During the visit, draft agreements with leading educational organisations in India—Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University—were finalised. The all-university agreement on cooperation and academic exchanges with O.P. Jindal Global University, as well as the International Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, initiated by the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, were handed over to the partners for signing.
The new agreements will open up new opportunities for the parties to launch mirror laboratories, develop student and academic exchange and conduct joint scientific and educational events. This includes short-term educational modules in the most popular areas, such as computer science and artificial intelligence, climate change and sustainable development, green energy, etc. Both countries are particularly interested in Russian studies and translating books by Russian writers into Hindi.
Today, HSE University is focusing on practical cooperation with our partners, creating exclusive conditions for the implementation of joint projects. We are moving beyond the limits, taking our partnership with Indian universities to a fundamentally new level. There are no boundaries, only perspectives.
Another important area of cooperation is creating new expert platforms to discuss the most pressing issues of global development and to generate ideas for building an effective partnership between Russia and India.
HSE University continues to strengthen its status as one of Russia's leading think tanks, creating unique opportunities for building a dialogue between experts from different countries. During the visit to New Delhi, HSE University organised several high-level Russian-Indian expert events, including an expert seminar titled “Russia-India Relations in Unsecure World: The Role of BRICS in Evolving Global Order” jointly with the United Service Institution of India, as well as a Special BRICS Civil Forum Roundtable ‘BRICS Partnership and Strengthening People-to-People Cooperation’ jointly with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS, India). HSE University also co-organised the expert dialogue ‘India–Russia and the Changing World Order’ together with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF, India) and IMEMO RAS named after E.M. Primakov.
HSE University co-organised a Breakfast discussion “Inclusive Vistas: BRICS, G20 and the Global South”. Victoria Panova spoke about the priorities of the Russian BRICS chairship, as well as approaches to strengthening the role of developing countries in the international arena. Valeria Gorbacheva, Head of the Multilateral Strategic Projects Office, stressed the need for constant interaction.
As part of the work of the BRICS Expert Council–Russia, we hold regular consultations with the expert community of the BRICS countries in order to build cooperation in the framework of the association in the most effective way. We plan to organise consultations with all BRICS countries, and the results of this work will be summarised in the framework of the BRICS Academic Forum.
Raisina Dialogue is one of the world's largest forums on geopolitics and geo–economics. The forum examines the most difficult issues faced by the international community. The theme of 2024 is ‘Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create’. The forum was opened by the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi. The representatives of more than 100 countries, including ministers, former heads of state and government, industrial magnates, technology leaders, scientists, journalists, strategic specialists, experts from leading think tanks, and young leaders took part in the event.
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