However, I believe the basis of democracy is respect for individuality. It should be remembered that education has two roles. The first is to develop human resources for economic growth. At the same time, we need education that teaches people how to overcome difficulties or save their neighbors in times of crises. In my opinion, a good education system needs to contain both factors.
Education needs to be diverse.
Individuality consists of an ability to recognize a plurality of collectives. It is a question of seeing we belong to different groups, and have different loyalties. And to some extent, democracy is the interplay among these loyalties. We invite questions from the floor. Prof. Sen. The historical and cultural diversities and complexities of Asian countries seem to make it difficult for them to cooperate.