India 'has treasure of Arabic documents'

Abu Dhabi: India has three million Arabic documents in its archives, which proves there has been dynamic learning of Arabic in the country for centuries, an eminent Indian historian told an audience in Abu Dhabi.

Professor K.N. Panicker, one of India's foremost historians and vice-chairman of the Higher Education Council of Kerala, said India and the UAE could co-operate with each other to preserve and utilise that historical knowledge.

The professor was speaking in the Indian Embassy auditorium on Saturday evening about "New Initiatives in Higher Education in India and Their Implication for the Gulf Countries"....