<span style="color: #222222;">Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said, India is building global competencies to fulfill the 21st century aspirations. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Pradhan said this while addressing the 5th East Asia Summit Education Ministers' meeting through video conferencing. He shared the objectives of India's National Education Policy, including universalisation of education, ensuring equity, affordability and flexibility, technology-based learning and several others which uphold the principles of the Manila Action Plan on Education. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He also spoke about the multi-modal digital interventions, like PM-eVidya, Swayam and Diksha which ensured continuity of learning during the Covid pandemic. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Pradhan said, India remains committed to forge meaningful partnerships in making education and skills more inclusive, affordable, equitable, vibrant and aspirational.</span>