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The rising costs of higher education in India have become a significant barrier for many students, threatening to undermine the country’s aspirations for inclusive growth and development.
Twenty-five Youth Ambassadors from Taiwan completed their visit to India recently. The five-day journey was sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The Taiwan government’s ‘New Southbound Policy’ aims at strengthening Taiwan’s engagement with South-eastern and South Asian countries to help youth participate in international affairs and promote peopleto-people exchanges.
The Youth Ambassadors visited the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC) and met members of the Taiwan Alumni Association, who introduced India’s “Act East” policy and “Make In India,” “Digital India” as well as “Smart Cities” initiatives. The Youth Ambassadors were then divided into two groups.
One group visited Mukti Ashram under the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, founded by Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi. The other group visited Fo Guang Shan Educational and Cultural Centre, a Buddhist monastery in South Delhi for a day’s social service. Over the following days, the group undertook a guided tour of Parliament House. They visited the AfricanAsian Rural Development Organisation in Delhi to learn more about the functions of the organisation and its commitment to assist its members to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, India Gate and the Delhi Study Group.
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To showcase Taiwan’s rich culture, they staged the “Night of Taiwan” for over a hundred guests from Parliament, academies, media and Taiwanese business community in Delh.
A well-orchestrated performance demonstrated the aboriginal rhythm of the Austronesian tribes in Taiwan as well as the well-preserved art of calligraphy. Chen Wen-Ting, spokesperson for the Taiwan Youth Ambassadors, said that he learnt a lot from this trip to India.
“What is written in textbooks and seen in movies about India are actually very different from reality,” he said, adding that the experience in India has been more than memorable for him.
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