Overview

• On June 25, DU’s Standing Committee for Academic Matters ordered four MA Political Science electives—Islam and International Relations, Pakistan and the World, China’s Role in the Contemporary World and State and Society in Pakistan—be dropped, with Religious Nationalism and Political Violence slated for review on July 1
• Professor Monami Sinha and other dissenting faculty argue that excising these courses undermines critical thinking and leaves students ill-equipped to engage with key regional dynamics
• Supporters including Professor Harendra Tiwari frame the revisions as an India-centric curriculum overhaul and insist that the removed papers will not return unless they adhere to an “India-first” perspective
• Parallel syllabus reviews have targeted content in Geography and Sociology, recommending the removal or alteration of units on internal conflict, caste distribution and same-sex relationships
• The Academic Council is set to debate and vote on the revised syllabus at its July 1 meeting, determining whether to reinstate or uphold the contested courses