On 25 November, a delegation from India's Department of Science and Technology (DST), led by secretary V.S. Ramamurthy, visited ICTP to sign a five-year agreement enhancing India's co-operation with the Centre. The agreement will support 20 study visits of young Indian mathematicians and theoretical physicists each year. The students will participate in ICTP activities. The Indian government will pay for transportation costs while ICTP will cover hospitality costs. A similar agreement was signed with China in 1997. During the visit, the Indian delegation met with the ICTP heads of research groups and several Indian scientists present at the Centre.