India is turning to its strengths in areas such as yoga , Sanskrit and the vedas to attract more international students to its universities by creating online courses in the subjects . Dinesh Sharma , the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh , said : " India will make its foray as an international education destination on the strength of its traditional knowledge bank " . Sharma said the state was partnering with investors , international investors and global scholars to develop an education hub , while plans were also underway to create a " world - best centre of Buddhist learning " at ram Buddha campus near New Delhi .
India is turning to its traditions in areas such as yoga, Sanskrit and the vedas to attract more international students to its universities by creating online courses in the subjects. Dinesh Sharma, the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, said: "India will make its foray as an international education destination on the strength of its traditional knowledge bank". Sharma added the state was partnering with investors, international universities and global scholars to develop an education hub, while plans were also underway to create a "world-best centre of Buddhist studies" at Gautam Buddha University near New Delhi.