Salmond unveils education links with India at Games

NEW education links between Scotland and India have been announced by First Minister Alex Salmond.

A series of agreements have been signed between universities in both countries, including the University of Edinburgh, as part of a drive to share knowledge and expertise.

More than 4000 Indian students are already studying at Scottish colleges and universities.

Mr Salmond, who is in India for the close of the Commonwealth Games, said: "I warmly welcome these new commitments to share knowledge, expertise and skills with India which build on the MOU (memoranda of understanding) signed in 2009.

"We have global strengths in key industries such as life sciences, energy, financial and business services, the digital gaming industry and information technology and we are keen to learn from the dynamic growth and specialism in Indian universities."