Current Affairs - International - Discussion

India has extended 1,000 e-scholarships to Afghan students for the academic year 2025–26 under the Special Scholarship Scheme for Afghan Nationals (SSSAN). The scholarships will be facilitated through the e-VidyaBharati (e-VB) i-learn portal, allowing Afghan youth to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses from Indian universities entirely online. This initiative supports education, capacity building, and long-standing people-to-people ties between India and Afghanistan. It is particularly significant given Afghanistan’s ongoing socio-political challenges that have disrupted its education system. By continuing this scholarship programme for the third consecutive year, India reaffirms its commitment to Afghan human resource development and regional goodwill.