Salwan Media Names the International Herald Tribune and India Ink as the Exclusive International Media Partners

Online, January 9, 2012 (Newswire.com) - New Delhi, India, - Salwan Media Private Limited, a media company focused on education, consumer and business information, today announces theInternational Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, and India Ink(http://nytimes.com/indiaink), the New York Times blog based in Delhi, as the exclusive international media partners for its first annual flagship conference 'One Globe 2012 - Uniting Knowledge Communities'. The conference will be held on February 3rd and 4th, 2012 in New Delhi, India.

"We are delighted to have the International Herald Tribune and India Ink, as our exclusive international media partners for the launch of our flagship conference - One Globe 2012: Uniting Knowledge Communities conference",said Harjiv Singh, Founder and CEO, Salwan Media. "Through this media partnership, we hope to deliver an annual forum that brings together leading thinkers, government officials, businessmen, investors, academia, students and NGO's to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by India and South Asia in creating a 21st century knowledge economy. The International Herald Tribune and India Ink blog, are journalistic leaders of this conversation, so they are our logical media partners for this inaugural conference."

Jacques Steinberg, editor of The Choice (http://nytimes.com/thechoice), the college admissions blog of The New York Times, will speak at the conference. NYTimes.com recently initiated a regular Choice-branded feature on India Ink to extend its expertise about the admissions process to students and their families in India.

The first day of the conference will bring together leaders and experts from across the world and region to discuss many topics of importance to addressing the pressing challenges of education, in India, including technology and innovation, human capital, skill development, private equity investments in higher education, creation of physical infrastructure and philanthropy.

The second day will be dedicated exclusively to students and parents who are interested in studying abroad. Visiting University presidents, deans and faculty from around the world as well as experts who have studied abroad will address every aspect of study abroad ranging from choosing a study abroad destination, courses of study, scholarships, financial aid, application procedures, and visas to help make informed decisions.

With nearly 54% of India's 1.2 billion people under the age of 25, India has a historic opportunity to benefit from a demographic dividend in the coming three decades. According to India's National Knowledge Commission, the country will need to educate over 600 million people under the age of 25 through proper education to build future growth and prosperity. Higher education will be an imperative for the transformation of society and the Indian and South Asian economies in the 21st century.

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About Salwan Media

Founded in 2004, Salwan Media Private Limited owns a portfolio of businesses in education, consumer and business information. Our mission is to connect, inform, and empower our audiences to succeed in a globalized world powered by knowledge. Headquartered in New Delhi, Salwan Media also has offices in New York and London.

About the International Herald Tribune (global.nytimes.com) and India Ink (nytimes.com/indiaink)

The International Herald Tribune (IHT) is the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. It combines the extensive resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times, is printed at 40 sites throughout the world and is for sale in more than 180 countries. Based in Paris since 1887, the IHT is owned by The New York Times Company. India Ink, nytimes.com/indiaink, is a blog edited in New Delhi by The Times and the IHT for readers in India and around the world. For more information about the IHT, visit ihtinfo.com.

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