Pune, April 6 -- For decades, the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in Pune stood as a beacon of academic excellence in India, producing economists and policymakers of national repute. However, its recent downgrade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to a 'B' grade with a score of 2.49 out of 4 has triggered alarm among students, faculty, and the academic community at large....