Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Join us for a virtual session on “𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲: 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚-𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬”,

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Friday, 28 November 2025
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (IST)
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭: Virtual
The Session aims to explore the role of higher education and research collaboration as key instruments of knowledge diplomacy between India and Canada. Building on decades of academic engagement fostered through institutional partnerships, faculty and student exchanges, and joint research initiatives, the dialogue will highlight how these linkages can advance mutual understanding, innovation, and sustainable development.
As both countries navigate evolving geopolitical, economic, and educational landscapes, the session will discuss policy frameworks, best practices, and future pathways that can strengthen bilateral cooperation in education and research. The discussions will inform actionable recommendations to enhance institutional linkages and promote a resilient, knowledge-driven India-Canada partnership.
𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:
𝟗:𝟎𝟎-𝟗:𝟏𝟎 : 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 & 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬
𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞: Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, President, Shastri Indo Canadian Institute
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲: Dr Ajay Agarwal, Vice President/President Elect, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:
𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐤, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚
𝐌𝐫. 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐤 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 (𝐄𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫), 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚
𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐑) -𝐓𝐁𝐂

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Dr. Prachi Kaul, Director-India, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
𝟗:𝟏𝟎-𝟗:𝟐𝟎 𝐈 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 (𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭)
𝟗:𝟐𝟎-𝟗:𝟓𝟎 𝐈 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟗:𝟓𝟎-𝟗:𝟓𝟓 𝐈 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐐&𝐀
𝟗:𝟓𝟓-𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐈 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭- 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭.𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐭𝐨𝐰-𝐭𝐱𝐤𝐪-𝐰𝐢𝐡

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Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Vice-President and President-Elect, Dr. Ajay Agarwal, Associate Head and Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP), Queen’s University, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Shri Dinesh Patnaik, High Commissioner of India to Canada, in Ottawa.
During the meeting, Dr. Agarwal shared SICI’s mission of fostering academic collaboration and people-to-people partnerships between India and Canada through impactful higher education and research initiatives.
We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the High Commission of India in advancing meaningful academic diplomacy between our two nations.

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) had the honor of welcoming His Excellency Sh. Dinesh Patnaik to its India office in Delhi.

Uniquely positioned, SICI works closely with India’s High Commission and Consulates in Canada to strengthen people-to-people ties through academics & research and support the government by advancing what is widely recognized as Diplomacy 2.0, fostering meaningful binational collaborations -beyond traditional diplomacy.

We are thrilled to launch the Shastri Alberta Students in India (SASI) Program 2025–26, a fully funded opportunity for Alberta post-secondary students to experience a 6–8 week internship in leading Indian institutions from July–August 2026. The program offers hands-on training, cultural immersion, and global competencies, fully supported by SICI. Each grant, valued at CAD $8,500, covers international travel, accommodation, meals, visa, health insurance, and mentorship. Applications are open until November 30, 2025. Funded by the Government of Alberta, this program ensures equitable access, with preference to institutions that had little or no participation previously.
Full details, eligibility, and application forms are available here: https://lnkd.in/grtdm5Ff

On this Independence Day 2025, we honor the courage of our freedom fighters, the vision of our leaders, and the resilience of every Indian who contributes to our nation’s growth.
May we continue to innovate, inspire, and build a future that reflects the spirit of unity and progress.

Hon. Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi
High Commission of India, Ottawa
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of External Affairs, India
Ajay Agarwal
Meenal Shrivastava
Prachi Kaul
Sabu Alexander
Mahmuda Aldeen

Bridging Borders with Sustainable Academic Collaborations 🌿

SICI’s Shastri Bilateral Education Forum (SBEF) 2025, held in New Delhi with support from Global Affairs Canada, brought together 80 academic leaders from 70 institutions across India and Canada.
Focused on moving beyond symbolic MoUs to meaningful, action-driven partnerships, the Forum featured high-level panels, thematic workshops, and strategic discussions.
Key outcomes included joint programs, co-supervised research, enhanced mobility models, and a strong call for equitable, accountable collaborations.
SICI thanks Global Affairs Canada for supporting this important event. With SBEF 2026 ahead, SICI remains committed to impactful academic cooperation.

🎉 Congratulations to Mr. Subhadip Paul from the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Banaras Hindu University - Varanasi, for winning the Shastri Best Research Paper Award for Students in Agriculture Science!

His award-winning paper, "Bio-priming with Trichoderma Enhanced Faster Reserve Mobilization in Germinating Soybean Cotyledons Under Graded Macronutrients," is a significant contribution to agricultural research.

Read the full paper herehttps://www.shastriinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Paul_Raksh*t_2023.pdf

Ministry of Education

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💐 Happy Indian Independence Day to everyone! Let’s unite in celebrating the spirit of freedom and unity. 🇮🇳

PMO India
Ministry of Education
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
India in Canada (High Commission of India, Ottawa)
India in Vancouver - Consulate General of India
India in Toronto -Consulate General of India

🎉 SICI Team Celebrates Har Ghar Tiranga! 🇮🇳

Today, the SICI team proudly celebrated by flying the national flag at their Delhi office premises. A great way to honor and embrace our nation’s pride!



Ministry of Education

We are excited to announce that the 'National Institutional Ranking Framework India rankings 2024' has been officially released by Honorable Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, Government of India, on August 12, 2024. We are proud to share that all of the top ten institutions in the rankings are members of our Indian Members’ Council!

💐 Congratulations to our esteemed member IIT Madras , for securing the top position in the overall category of the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings followed by IISc Bangalore(2), IIT Bombay (3), IIT Delhi (4), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur(5), IIT Kharagpur (6), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi (7), IIT Roorkee-8 , IIT Guwahati(9) and JNU (10).

Furthermore, we are thrilled to report that 65 institutions from the top 100 in the NIRF rankings for 2024 are part of SICI’s network. Our heartfelt congratulations to all our member institutions for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the education sector.

🔗 For the complete list of institutions and their rankings across various categories, please visit the official NIRF website at : https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/Ranking.html

Ministry of Education

MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)

🙏Partition Horrors Remembrance Day 2024 ! 🇮🇳

On August 14th, we observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. This day is dedicated to honoring the victims and recognizing the deep suffering caused by the Partition of India. Join us in commemorating their memory and reflecting on this pivotal chapter in history.

To highlight the suffering of those affected by the Partition, the National School of Drama (NSD) has curated a play.

Watch the Play Here : https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Eakk7hIRSOkIAmkHuytDKuAj4lg-lbHA

Click to Learn More : https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/partition-horror-remembrance-day.htm

Ministry of Education
Amrit Mahotsav
Ministry of Culture, Government of India