Indian college students set document for third consecutive 12 months in US, now represent quarter of worldwide college students: Envoy Garcetti

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Indian students set record for 3rd consecutive year in US, now constitute quarter of international students: Envoy Garcetti

New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Indian college students learning in the USA have damaged data for the third consecutive 12 months, in keeping with US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, who additionally revealed that the variety of Indian college students pursuing schooling in the USA has exceeded 2,68,000 within the tutorial 12 months 2022-23.
“Indian college students have damaged data for college kids in the USA for the third 12 months in a row.The report indicated there have been greater than 2,68,000 Indian college students learning in the USA in 2022-23,” mentioned Garcetti as he attended the forty fifth Anniversary Of The Humphrey Fellowship Programme on Thursday.
Ambassador Garcetti highlighted the numerous influence of Indian college students on the US schooling panorama, noting that they now represent 1 / 4 of all worldwide college students within the nation. Furthermore, he emphasised that India has surpassed China to change into the most important supply of worldwide graduate college students in the USA, marking a historic shift in academic demographics.
“In truth, Indian college students at the moment are 1 / 4 of all college students coming from overseas to the USA, and India not too long ago surpassed China to change into the most important supply of worldwide graduate college students interval in the USA for the primary time in additional than a decade,” the US envoy added.
In a poignant reflection on the state of the world, Garcetti underscored the importance of the evolving relationship between the USA and India. Itemizing the urgent international problems with divisions, struggle, local weather crises, and poverty, the US envoy expressed his perception that the partnership between the 2 nations goes past a easy additive relationship.
“At a second when the world is so full of divisions and struggle, after we see our local weather crying out and our planet crying out for assist, after we see injustices and we see poverty, after we see unhealthy situations for too many individuals. I really imagine that the bridge we’re constructing between US and India is rather more than the USA plus India. As a substitute of an additive relationship, it is multiplicative. It is one thing which is exponential. It is one thing which supplies extra than simply the facility of two nations collectively,” Ambassador Garcetti remarked.
In a lighter context, Ambassador Garcetti additionally shared his first-hand expertise of Diwali in India, noting the pageant’s distinctive heat and generosity. Drawing parallels together with his experiences of Christmas in the USA and different holidays world wide, he expressed admiration for the grandeur and spirit of Diwali, suggesting that it surpasses celebrations wherever globally.
“Diwali is a really particular time, that is the primary Diwali I’ve lived in India. And simply to see that heat and that generosity, as anyone who’s skilled that with Christmas in the USA, different holidays in different nations, I believe Diwali most likely outdoes any group of celebrations wherever on the planet,” Garcetti added.
Notably, the group of the US Embassy in India additionally celebrated Diwali on Sunday with US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti with festive lights, sweets, and rangoli.