Modi critic's resignation from Indian university post prompts outcry

Pratap Bhanu Mehta has said his ties to Ashoka University ‘may be considered a political liability’One of India’s foremost public intellectuals, known for his trenchant criticism of Narendra Modi’s government, has resigned from his post at a prestigious university, fuelling a debate about academic freedoms and what Modi’s critics say is a shrinking space for dissent.Pratap Bhanu Mehta stepped down as a professor of political science at Ashoka University on Monday, w