GG News Bureau
Jodhpur, 27th Oct. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed students at the 10th convocation of IIT Jodhpur, highlighting that foreign languages should not be an “unbreachable barrier” for those studying sciences, medicine, and technology.
Praising IIT Jodhpur for being the first Indian institution to offer engineering courses in regional languages, he underscored the importance of embracing a “harmonious blend of gyaan (knowledge) and vigyan (science).”
Under the National Education Policy (NEP), Dhankhar noted that students are now encouraged to pursue diverse, non-traditional academic combinations, with the aim of nurturing versatile problem solvers prepared for interdisciplinary challenges.
Focusing on India’s digital and economic progress, Dhankhar emphasized that India has set a global template in digital payments, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processing an average of 466 million transactions daily. He also highlighted India’s emergence as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, which he noted now reaches well beyond major cities into smaller towns and institutions like IIT Jodhpur, where over 300 startups are currently incubated.
Dhankhar further spoke of India’s ambitions to break the middle-income trap by the centennial of India’s independence in 2047. He projected an eightfold increase in per capita income as achievable, alongside creating high-value employment opportunities that will contribute to the nation’s overall economic growth.
On the international front, Dhankhar recognized the trend of “friendshoring,” as global partners seek to anchor their supply chains in India, signaling confidence in India’s economic landscape.
Expanding on India’s space and blue economy sectors, Dhankhar highlighted the potential of Green Hydrogen and space exploration, aiming for an exponential increase in India’s space economy by 2030. He encouraged the nation’s youth to overcome pessimism and leverage their strengths to power a prosperous and self-reliant India.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Dr. Ram Madhav, IIT Jodhpur’s board chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar, and the institute’s director Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal were also in attendance.
The post “Language Should Not Block Access to Science and Tech,” says VP Dhankhar appeared first on Global Governance News- Asia's First Bilingual News portal for Global News and Updates.
