Country deals

Country cut

• United States

  US–India iCET / technology partnership: semiconductors, AI, space, quantum — more lab seats, not a visa shortcut.

• United Kingdom

  UK–India Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) is a separate ballot, not a student visa.

• Canada

  Canada–India academic MoUs remain; the diplomatic weather has been uneven.

• Australia

  Australia–India migration and education strategy continues; MATES is a separate young-professionals channel.

• Germany

  India–Germany migration and mobility partnership: skills, students, researchers.

• Ireland

  Ireland–India education and skills MoUs; IDA Ireland continues India outreach.

• New Zealand

  NZ–India education cooperation; working-holiday is a separate, age-capped product.

• Netherlands

  NL–India science and water/agri cooperation.

• France

  France–India strategic partnership: education, nuclear, defence, AI.

• Singapore

  India–Singapore CECA remains the economic frame.

• United Arab Emirates

  India–UAE CEPA and comprehensive strategic partnership.

• Sweden

  Sweden–India innovation partnership (green transition, digital, health).

• Italy

  Italy–India strategic partnership; mobility of students and researchers.

• Japan

  India–Japan 2+2 and STEM cooperation; IIT–Todai/Tokyo Tech labs.

• South Korea

  India–Korea CEPA and semiconductor dialogue.

• Malaysia

  ASEAN and India education links; look at branch-campus home-country recognition.

• Finland

  Finland–India education and digital partnerships.

• Switzerland

  Swiss–Indian academic MoUs; ETH–IIT research.

• Spain

  EU–India and Spain–India education MoUs.

• Hong Kong SAR

  Hong Kong talent schemes and IANG are the mobility products.

• Belgium

  Erasmus Mundus joint programmes with Indian partners exist.

• Denmark

  EU Blue Card path after a qualifying job.

• Norway

  No India-specific PSW treaty.

• Austria

  EU mobility. No India PSW treaty.

• Poland

  EU member. No special India PSW lane.

• Portugal

  CPLP is not an India story.

• Taiwan

  Semiconductor-chain interest from India is political weather, not a visa.

• China

  IIT and IISc research MoUs with C9 universities continue.

• Czechia

  EU member. No India PSW treaty.

• Hungary

  Stipendium Hungaricum is the bilateral that actually pays.

• Saudi Arabia

  India–Saudi energy and education MoUs exist.

• Qatar

  Education City is the partnership.

• Thailand

  ASEAN. No India PSW treaty.

• Türkiye

  Türkiye Scholarships are the bilateral that pays.

• South Africa

  IBSA/BRICS academic tracks exist and are not a visa.

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