In its bid to give its under-graduate students a flavour of international media, the Jagannath International Management School has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Russian news agency Sputnik. The MoU, signed in Delhi on February 24, will enable knowledge building across cultural, humanitarian, economic, sport and political affairs.
This is the first time Sputnik has associated with an Indian institution. Based in Moscow, Sputnik runs an operation from Delhi and its maiden tie-up in India was with news agency, IANS.
Vasilyi Pushkov, Sputnik's director of international co-operation, said the MoU will enable "mutual exchanges of knowledge and experiences." He said India is "still a mystery" as the common Russian doesn't have enough knowledge on Indian affairs, especially the political conundrums like Kashmir.
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"Most Russians can't read English because Indian news organisations do not transmit news in foreign languages. It seems India is happy with itself and do not care about the rest of the world. The language barrier needs to be addressed," said Pushkov.
Vasilyi Pushkov, Sputnik's director of international co-operation, said the MoU will enable "mutual exchanges of knowledge and experiences." Image Credit: Outlook
JIMS director Ravi Dhar said: "It's time we shed our insularity. Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides. Nationalism is good, globalism is better."
“The world is changing and with it journalism is facing new challenges. The challenges of the 21st century cannot be addressed individually and hence, discussion is needed. We have lots of agreements between India and Russia in areas like trade, culture, technology etc. Today we take another step in the area of knowledge exchange,” said Olga Dycheva, who runs the India business.
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JIMS students stand to gain from workshops organised by Sputnik professionals. The Russian news agency has services in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Farsi and focuses on political and financial news.
