India's Image Among Those Caring for Freedom Declining: Chomsky
Renowned thinker and academician Noam Chomsky, who had questioned JNU authorities over the handling of the recent event, believes that India's image among those who care for freedom and human rights is declining.
"The intolerance debate is not just limited to India. There is plenty of intolerance everywhere. As for India's image, among people who care about human rights, freedom, and justice, it is declining," Chomsky told PTI in an email interview from the United States.
87-year-old Chomsky, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said "academic freedoms are a key indicator of the overall status of political freedom and democracy. The acceleration of privatisation across the public higher education system is undermining these freedoms on a global scale".
Chomsky was asked about the debate over "intolerance" and whether alleged government interference in educational institutions was limited to India.
"The intolerance debate is not just limited to India. There is plenty of intolerance everywhere. As for India's image, among people who care about human rights, freedom, and justice, it is declining," Chomsky told PTI in an email interview from the United States.
87-year-old Chomsky, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said "academic freedoms are a key indicator of the overall status of political freedom and democracy. The acceleration of privatisation across the public higher education system is undermining these freedoms on a global scale".
Chomsky was asked about the debate over "intolerance" and whether alleged government interference in educational institutions was limited to India.
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