India, Maldives Sign Agreement For Co-operation In Education Field

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid signed a pact, on March 26. The agreement was based on connectivity between India's National Knowledge Network and the Maldives' Higher Education Network. ''With the signing of peering agreement, 1500+ Indian Institutes, Universities, and centres of learning from Singapore, Europe, and the US are connected to the Maldives via India’s National Knowledge Network," stated Jaishankar.