Hindu Right and attacks on academic freedom in US

December 03, 2021 17:39

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To attack academic freedom is now viewed as a duty in the name of Hindutva. The question is whether university administrators will act to protect the academic freedom of faculty who write about India. The fear of being called Hinduphobic may be too powerful for academic institutions in today's political climate. But it should be remembered that not all phobias are the same,' writes Vinayak Chaturvedi in thenation.com, here.

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