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| The trigger for the letter is Modi’s forthcoming visit to |
Staff correspondent, August 29, 2015, NewsCrunch
Over 100 top US academics have written a letter giving a stinging appraisal of Modi’s first year in office.
In the letter released to the left-wing journal Economic and Political Weekly they have accused Modi of a several serious misdemeanour, including appointment of incompetent individuals such as Gajendra Chauhan to FTII.
The letter has been signed by the who’s who of the academics from the Indian diaspora and also American experts onIndia such as Wendy Doniger.
The trigger for the letter is Modi’s forthcoming visit toSilicon Valley .
The letter advises US tech firms to be wary of Modi’s Digital India initiative, which enhances surveillance and represses rights of citizens.
In his first year in office, Modi has censored and harassed his critics, restricted NGOs, attacked religious freedom, and steadily impinged on the independence of the judiciary, it alleges.
In the letter released to the left-wing journal Economic and Political Weekly they have accused Modi of a several serious misdemeanour, including appointment of incompetent individuals such as Gajendra Chauhan to FTII.
The letter has been signed by the who’s who of the academics from the Indian diaspora and also American experts on
The trigger for the letter is Modi’s forthcoming visit to
The letter advises US tech firms to be wary of Modi’s Digital India initiative, which enhances surveillance and represses rights of citizens.
In his first year in office, Modi has censored and harassed his critics, restricted NGOs, attacked religious freedom, and steadily impinged on the independence of the judiciary, it alleges.
Modi has also led an attack on autonomy of academic institutions such as the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the Indian Institutes of Technology,
Among other things, Modi has also made incompetent appointments to the Indian Council of Historical Research, the Film and Television Institute of India, and the National Book Trust, say the academics.
The letter also draws attention to Modi’s history, his role in
There is still an active case in Indian courts on his role in the
Arjun Appadurai, Akeel Bilgrami, Partha Chatterjee, Wendy Doniger, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Vijay Prashad, Ajantha Subramanian and Kamala Visweswaran are among those who have signed the letter.