Fulbright Scholars to India Upset Over Lengthy Clearance Delays and Denials

The Sunday Express: Are you an American scholar? You aren’t welcome in India

For all the talk about a buzzing, confident India, there couldn’t be a better — or, to be more accurate, worse — showcase of how some things haven’t changed than this: the country, which is on its way towards signing a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, whose engagement with Washington is a centrepiece of its foreign policy, makes US scholars virtually bend and crawl when it comes to their visiting India for research.

The Chronicle: Fulbright Scholars to India Upset Over Lengthy Clearance Delays and Denials

The Indian government has delayed approving the projects of dozens of Fulbright scholars for months, and has rejected some projects without explanation — a move observers believe is an attempt to force the scholars to change their research topics.

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