Indian students spend about US$15 billion each year pursuing degrees overseas. Photo: Handout
Indian PM Modi hopes to woo 750,000 students with Yale, Oxford and Stanford campuses
- New legislation represents a change of heart for the ruling BJP, which has long resisted opening up the country’s education sector
- India’s bureaucracy may be the main stumbling block for foreign universities, along with difficulties in acquiring land, staff and infrastructure
Indian students spend about US$15 billion each year pursuing degrees overseas. Photo: Handout