When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived on his first official visit to India earlier this month, his 125-member delegation included 14 university vice chancellors and representatives.

Both Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the United Kingdom’s interest in Indian higher education after they met in Mumbai . While Modi said that “it is a matter of great joy that nine universities from the UK are going to open campuses in India”, Starmer pointed to “the demand for the best quality higher education” being “very high” in India.

The idea finds mention in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which recommends that select universities — those among the top 100 globally — be allowed to operate in India, calling for the “internationalisation” of education.

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