Webinars on internal matters can only be conducted with govt’s nod

Monday, 1 February 2021Newsdesk

Government institutions can hold virtual conferences on subjects touching on India’s security and internal matters, including topics related to the country’s borders, Northeast or Jammu and Kashmir, only with the government’s approval from now on.

New Delhi, 01 February 2021

As per news report of The Telegraph, so say the education ministry’s revised guidelines of January 15 for “online/ virtual conferences/ seminars/ training, etc”, which have sparked concern in academia about the future of research and free online debate on subjects the government considers sensitive. Several academics suggested these guidelines would affect research in certain subjects and prompt speakers at webinars to be guarded at the cost of frank discussion.

Source -indianexpress.com