France welcomes Indian students for higher studies

At a time when the UK is considering huge visa cash bonds raising concerns here, France yesterday announced a lot of India-specific measures easing visa norms for students wanting to pursue higher education, a move that is expected to increase the inflow of Indian students to that France.
"There is no competition between the UK and us. We have our own visa policy, they (the UK) have their own visa policy," French Ambassador to India Francois Richier said here. France, he said, is not challenging anybody but has introduced a number of measures to enable Indian students to study in his country. Read more...