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Right-wing groups emboldened by the growing power of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have become more vocal on the country’s campuses while the government ensures that positions of power in the institutions are filled by its supporters. The crisis means that students and faculty now have to fight to express opinions that are different to the country’s ever-powerful nationalist movement.
Aftab Alam examines a string of recent clashes on Indian campuses, revealing the growing power of right-wing conservative ideology on higher education and warning that the country’s universities face a grave threat to their inherent mission.
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‘Your nationalism is not my democracy’ read the banners of a protest in Delhi against intimidation on campuses. February 28, 2017.
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Aftab Alam, Aligarh Muslim University
Intolerance is rising on Indian campuses, where clashes initiated by right-wing student groups have slowly become the norm and freedom of speech is under threat.
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