This book examines the unexpected convergence between the higher education systems of India and France. This has resulted due to links between higher education investment and economic growth in the light of the knowledge triangle and the Lisbon strategy, which has recently been replaced by the Horizon 2020 scheme. The current state of Indo-French cooperation is highlighted and discussed in detail, with chapter 4 co-authored by prominent Indian scholar Geeta Nair, and it is suggested that the prospective Indo-French knowledge management system will provide a competitive advantage in the contemporary knowledge economy. 

Marc Pilkington is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Burgundy, France. His interests are in heterodox monetary macroeconomics, and Indo-French higher educational partnerships.Geeta Nair is Head of the Department of Business Economics and Chair of the Research Cell for PhD Studies at H. R. College of Commerce Economics, University of Mumbai, India.

Chapter 1. Why France and India?: The Convergence Hypothesis.- Chapter 2. Education, Growth and Development.- Chapter 3. The French Higher Education Landscape.- Chapter 4. The Indian Scenario; Marc Pilkington and Geeta Nair.- Chapter 5. An Indo-French Virtual University Project.