Shri Sangeeth Varghese President IFSPD Europe in association with IIMSTC

Shri. Sangeeth Varghese, an internationally acclaimed leadership thinker and President of the International Federation for Sustainable Peace and Development (IFSPD) Europe, has highlighted a critical challenge facing India’s education and training ecosystem—scalability. Drawing from his global expertise as a Harvard and LSE alumnus, advisor to world leaders, and Principal Consultant for the United Nations in London, Shri. Varghese emphasized that while India has an abundance of talent, it struggles to scale quality training programs to meet the diverse needs of its vast student population. In this context, he sees immense promise in “The Diamond Beneath Your Feet” initiative, calling it a potential solution to this longstanding issue.

Spearheaded by Dr. Sreedhar Saraswathy and the International Institute of Medical Science & Technology Council (IIMSTC), this program offers international internships and real-world training designed to uplift students from across regions, backgrounds, and disciplines. Shri. Varghese’s recognition of the program underscores its unique ability to merge global standards with local relevance—offering not just exposure but sustainable, scalable impact. With strategic partnerships, virtual learning models, and structured hands-on experiences, the program addresses the core bottleneck of India’s skill development ecosystem.

Endorsements from visionary leaders like Shri. Varghese validate the global relevance of Indian-led educational innovations. His acknowledgment adds tremendous credibility to the mission of IIMSTC and reinforces the belief that India’s educational transformation lies not just in policy reform, but in executable, grassroots-level models like “The Diamond Beneath Your Feet.” With the right support, such initiatives can indeed turn India’s demographic dividend into global leadership, one student at a time.