India

Politics and Threats to Academic Freedom

Authors

  • Philip G. Altbach Boston College
  • Eldho Mathews Kerala State Higher Education Council, India

Abstract

Higher education in India has always been influenced by politics, but the current Bharatiya Janata Party government has greatly increased politicization. Political interference in the hiring of vice-chancellors and professors, restrictions on academic freedom, and other problems have become commonplace. This interference threatens a free and open intellectual environment, as seen in recent censorship cases and punitive actions against faculty and students in many institutions.

Author Biographies

Philip G. Altbach, Boston College

Philip G. Altbach is professor emeritus and distinguished fellow at the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, United States. E-mail: altbach@bc.edu.

Eldho Mathews, Kerala State Higher Education Council, India

Eldho Mathews is program officer (Internationalization of Higher Education) at the Kerala State Higher Education Council, India. E-mail: eldhomathews@gmail.com.

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Published

2025-08-05

How to Cite

Altbach, P., & Mathews, E. (2025). India: Politics and Threats to Academic Freedom. International Higher Education, (122), 41–42. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20207

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No. 122 (2025): Spring Issue

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