AIU urges Indian Universities to cut academic ties with institution in Pakistan, Turkey & Bangladesh

New Delhi, May 24, 2025 (ANI): The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) had written to vice chancellors across the country, on 15th May, urging them to sever academic ties with institutions in Pakistan, Turkiye, and Bangladesh. Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, AIU said, " ...Our Armed Forces are fighting on borders. We academicians also need to fight at the universities...certain countries like Bangladesh and Turkey have supported Pakistan. So we wrote a letter on 15th May, to all universities and appealed to them to cancel all the MoUs they have with Bangladesh and Pakistan...there is no point in having academic ties with enemy countries...several universities have cancelled their MoUs...”