Bengaluru, Feb. 3 -- Hebrew University President Asher Cohen has said that India and Israel can have "very productive collaborations" in the academic world and mentioned about similarities between two nations. He called India "upcoming real force" in the academic world.

In an interview with ANI, Cohen said that Hebrew University would like to have collaboration with Indian universities. He also spoke about his visit to Chennai, where he met officials of several universities.

On how he sees educational ties between India and Israel and what can be done to enhance collaboration, he said, "I think that India and Israel can have really very productive collaborations in the academic world. We have similarities. I see similarities when I visi...