German envoy to India Michael Steiner hoped for a decision in the interest of students as the Chancellor Angela Merkel, raised the language row issue in schools with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Brisbane.
The Human Resource Development ministry decided to drop the German language in favour of Sanskrit for over 70,000 students across 500 Kendriya Vidyalayas from classes VI to VIII.
"I have been confident in that before, and I am now even more confident after the two leaders have talked about that and expressed their intentions to find a solution which is not in our interest, which is not in the interest of government, which is in the interest of countries and of people and of students," said Steiner.
The issue prompted German chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue with Prime Minister Modi who assured her of looking into it within the confines of the Indian education system.
During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Merkel raised the issue with Prime Minister Modi besides inviting him to visit Germany.
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