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‘Indian children need to learn foreign languages’
Indian Children Need to Learn Foreign Languages. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday utilised a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the move to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas and was assured it would be looked into within the confines of the Indian system.
Merkel raises German language issue with PM Modi
Brisbane: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday utilised a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the move to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas and was assured it would be looked into within the confines of the Indian system.
Merkel, who brought up the matter during an interaction with Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit here, also invited the prime minister to visit Germany. The Chancellor told Modi that India should work on a system where children can learn German in schools.
In his response, Modi said it was important for children to learn as many languages as possible and assured Merkel that her concerns will be addressed by the Indian government
The Sanskrit issue has already been raised by German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner with the Indian government, hoping for a "pragmatic" solution.
As the Human Resource Development Ministry has decided to drop the German language, over 70,000 students across 500 Kendriya Vidyalayas from classes VI to VIII are supposed to be asked to switch from German to Sanskrit.
