India, July 13 -- The executive council (EC) of Delhi University (DU) on Saturday approved several syllabus changes across departments, including the exclusion of papers related to Pakistan, Islam, and China from the postgraduate political science curriculum. These changes, earlier recommended by the standing committee for academic affairs and approved by the academic council (AC) on June 5 amid dissent, will now be implemented.

Mithuraaj Dhusiya, an elected EC member, criticised the process: "Courses are being altered beyond recognition before they can even reach the AC, effectively bypassing democratic processes and undermining the integrity of the curriculum."

To be sure, the standing committee does not have the final say in syllabus...