The arrest of the student leader Kanhaiya Kumar – charged with ‘anti-nationalism’ is the latest repressive act by the BJP in the name of ‘Hindu-ness’The standoff at unique Delhi’s illustrious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that has transfixed India has nothing of the routine campus controversy approximately it. Following the arrest of a student leader, India’s Hindu nationalist BJP government now finds itself facing down a large coalition of progressive groups laying claim to the idea of an India where the right to dissent is foundational. Related: Protests to continue at Indian university after student leader's arrest Continue reading...
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