INDIA stands at a paradoxical juncture in its pursuit of global academic leadership. On the one hand, the State declares its objective to reverse brain drain, wooing Indian-origin star faculty from elite institutions in the US, the UK and Europe with assurances of world-class laboratories, competitive salaries and opportunities for pioneering research. On the other hand, it has erected barriers against foreign scholars who have devoted their careers to studying India’s languages, history and culture.

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