On Tuesday, his audience included graduating ISI students, teachers and former directors. Two qualities — resilience and imagination — will stand them in good stead in whatever they wish to do, Balaram told the graduating students. The protesters have alleged that the bill seeks to dispense with the ISI’s autonomous structure, altering a society-based governance model and introducing a corporate-type decision-making system. The ISI bill seeks to repeal the 1959 Act. The new system envisions an ISI run by an overarching board of governors comprising members handpicked by the Union ministry.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2026 01:30 UTC