Sources told Metro that though ISI Calcutta was opposed to the Bill, certain other ISI centres were not. The outgoing council, following the expiry of its two-year tenure, nominates a distinguished academician as the president of the ISI society. “If the members of the general body of the ISI society think, they can propose the name of another distinguished academician for the post. Mondal had attended Saturday’s ISI council meeting. The ministry wrote on its website that the idea of the ISI bill was floated in a “brainstorming session” organised by the ministry in collaboration with the ISI in June 2025.

Source: The Telegraph January 29, 2026 01:42 UTC