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India has announced a new initiative to award fifty Quad Scholarships, worth $500,000, to students from the Indo-Pacific.
These scholarships will enable students to pursue a four-year engineering degree program at a technical institution funded by the Government of India, according to the Wilmington Declaration issued after the fourth in-person Quad Summit.
The Quad Leaders Summit, hosted by President Joe Biden, was held on Saturday in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. It was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
“India is pleased to announce a new initiative to award fifty Quad Scholarships, worth USD 500,000, to students from the Indo-Pacific to pursue a 4-year undergraduate engineering programme at a technical institution funded by the Government of India,” the statement read.
According to the declaration, the Quad is committed to strengthening deep and lasting ties among our peoples and among our partners. Through the Quad Fellowship, we are building a network of the next generation of leaders in science, technology and policy.
The Quad governments also welcomed the second batch of Quad Scholars through the Institute of International Education, which leads the implementation of the Quad Scholarship. Students from ASEAN countries will also be included for the first time, he said.
The Government of Japan supports the program for Quad Fellows to study in Japan. The Quad appreciates the generous support of private sector partners for the next class of fellows, including Google, the Pratt Foundation and Western Digital, the statement said.
This year, the Quad Leaders Summit was scheduled to be held in India, but President Biden chose to hold the event in his hometown.
In 2017, the United States, Japan, India and Australia put together a long-pending proposal to create a “Quad” coalition to counter China’s aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region.
The four-member Quad, or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, advocates for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. China says the group aims to contain its rise.
This year’s summit is a farewell event for both US President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida before they leave their respective posts.
On space, Quad leaders “recognize the essential contribution of space-related applications and technologies in the Indo-Pacific.”
“Our four countries intend to continue to provide Earth observation data and other space-related applications to help Indo-Pacific nations strengthen climate early warning systems and better manage the impacts of extreme weather events,” the statement said.
Furthermore, the Quad leaders welcomed India’s establishment of a space-based web portal for Mauritius, to support the open science concept for space-based monitoring of extreme weather events and climate impact, the statement said.
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First published: September 22, 2024 | 15:59 IS
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