Indian HC highlights Indo-Sri Lanka’s scientific tradition
The High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Taranjit Singh Sandhu participated at the inaugural ceremony of RESCON2019 -The Annual Research Congress of the Post Graduate Institute of Sciences ( PGIS) at the University of Peradeniya as Chief Guest this week.
Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University Pro f. Parakrama Karunaratne was Guest of Honour. Professor Alan Lyons from City University of New York delivered the keynote address.
More than two hundred researchers, faculty and members of the academia were present at the event.
High Commissioner Sandhu underlined both India's and Sri Lanka’s rich scientific tradition.
He also highlighted recent advances that India has made in the field of Science and Technology ( S& T) and highlighted opportunities available for Sri Lankan scholars for collaboration with their Indian counterparts in the S&T sector.
The High Commissioner emphasised that India continued to stand with Sri Lanka and noted that following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s solidarity visit to Sri Lanka in June 2019, in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings, the number of Indian tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka had increased three- fold. He pointed out that India represented the second highest number of tourist arrivals to the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Parakrama Karunaratne appreciated the collaboration India extended to the University of Peradeniya. He also highlighted the Institute’s participation in India's Technical and Economic Cooperation ( ITEC) programme.