Democracy Needs Dissenters, Critical Thinkers. But IISc Row Reveals Eroding Academic Freedom.

C.P. Rajendran | 8 July 2023 | The Wire

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In 2022, India’s academic freedom index was in the bottom 30% among 179 countries, according to analysis by the V-Dem Institute. It flagged 22 countries, including India, China, the US and Mexico, where institutes recorded a slide in academic freedom over the past decade.

The assessments was based on feedback from more than 2,000 experts from various parts of the world.

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