Indian Treaty Series

New Delhi, 8 January 1975

The Government of the Republic of INDIA

AND
The Government of the State of BAHRAIN,

INSPIRED by their common desire to develop friendly relations and to promote cultural cooperation between their countries,

HAVE decided to conclude this Agreement as a means to coordinate the phases of cooperation in the fields of education, science and culture.

Article 1

The two Contracting Parties shall endeavour to promote and develop close relations and cooperation between universities, scientific and research institutions and schools of the two countries through :

(1) Exchange of Professors, Research Scholars and Experts for giving lectures and conducting special courses, etc.

(2) Exchange of delegations and representatives in the fields of education, science, culture, arts and monuments.

(3) Exchange of visits between scientists, scholars, savants and journalists.

{4) Exchange of educational, scientific and cultural materials and equipment and exchange of technical research and cultural publications. Exchange also, as far as possible, of documents as well as copies of ancient manuscripts and of archaeological specimens.

Article 2

The two Contracting Parties shall endeavour to facilitate the exchange of the experiences in the field of excavation of monuments in accordance with the regulations of the two countries.

Article 3

The two Contracting Parties shall endeavour to offer scholarships to students and post-graduates to pursue their studies, research and training in the universities and various teaching institutions.

Article 4 .

The Contracting Parties shall ensure that instructions in the educational institutions of their countries include, to the extent possible, courses imparting exact and sufficiently precise knowledge of the civilisation of the country of the other Party.

Article 5

The two Contracting Parties shall endeavour to provide to the other Party, at its request and subject to availability, with instructors and specialists to work at their educational, scientific and technical institutions.

Article 6

Keeping the basic educational principles adopted in their two countries intact, the two Contracting Parties shall endeavour to study the required provisions for the equalisation of the educational degrees and school certificates granted by universities and educational institutions in either country for the purpose of equalisation and mutual recognition by the two Parties.

Article 7

The two Contracting Parties agree to endeavour to promote the study of the civilisation and culture of the country of the other Party through the following means :

(1) The exchange of radio and television programmes, records, tapes as well as cultural and scientific films.

(2) The exchange of visits of artistes and artiste troups.

(3) The movement of tourism to acquaint their people with the aspects of life in each other’s country.

(4) Participation in each other’s international film festivals.

(5) Exchange of educational, scientific and cultural exhibitions.

(6) Exchange of visits of students and athletes.

Article 8

Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the obligations of any person to comply with the laws and regulations in force in either country concerning the entry, residence and departure of foreigners.

Article 9

Both the Contracting Parties will endeavour to take all appropriate measures and to provide all possible facilities for giving effect to the terms of this Agreement.

Article 10

The present Agreement shall be ratified and shall come into force on the date of exchange of the Instruments of Ratification which shall take place as soon as possible at New Delhi.

The present Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years and thereafter until the expiration of six months from the day on which one of the Contracting Parties shall give notice in writing of its intention to terminate the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned representatives, duly authorised for that purpose, have signed the present Agreement.

DONE at New Delhi this eighteenth day of Pausa, 1896 (Saka) corresponding to the Twenty-fifth day of Du Alhija, 1394 and the eighth -day of January, 1975 (A.D.) in six originals two each in Hindi, Arabic, and English languages, all the texts being equally authentic except in case of doubt when the English text shall prevail.

For the Government of the Republic of India

Sd/-
S. NURUL HASAN
Minister of Education,
Social Welfare & Culture

For the Government of the State of Bahrain

Sd/-
-SHAIKH MOHAMMED BIN
MUBARAK AL-KHALIFA
Foreign Minister