The Janus Face of Indian Internationalisation: Nationalism, Neoliberalism and the Politics of Teacher Education Reform
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| Title: | The Janus Face of Indian Internationalisation: Nationalism, Neoliberalism and the Politics of Teacher Education Reform |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Latika Gupta, Edward Vickers |
| Source: | Comparative Education. 2026 62(1):124-147. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Universities, Politics of Education, Neoliberalism, Nationalism, Global Approach, Educational Change, Foreign Students, College Students, Educational Policy, Commercialization, Privatization, Student Experience |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03050068.2025.2574754 |
| ISSN: | 0305-0068 1360-0486 |
| Abstract: | India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 manifests an amalgam of neoliberal and neotraditional ideologies characteristic of the governing BJP regime. This article explores the consequent tensions for university internationalisation, which is proceeding alongside a campaign to infuse curricula with a thoroughly nationalistic and xenophobic ethos. The analysis focuses on the case of Delhi University's (DU) Central Institute of Education (CIE), India's premier centre for educational research and training. Following some consideration of the wider political and systemic context, we examine the political and financial pressures confronting DU, before analysing the experience of CIE, and especially its teacher education programmes. Drawing on interviews with international students, we illuminate the tensions between the internationalisation drive and increasingly stringent political oversight of appointments and curricula. The article concludes by asking how far these contradictions can be explained with reference to 'decolonial' theories, or whether rather different analytical approaches are required. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1500874 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 manifests an amalgam of neoliberal and neotraditional ideologies characteristic of the governing BJP regime. This article explores the consequent tensions for university internationalisation, which is proceeding alongside a campaign to infuse curricula with a thoroughly nationalistic and xenophobic ethos. The analysis focuses on the case of Delhi University's (DU) Central Institute of Education (CIE), India's premier centre for educational research and training. Following some consideration of the wider political and systemic context, we examine the political and financial pressures confronting DU, before analysing the experience of CIE, and especially its teacher education programmes. Drawing on interviews with international students, we illuminate the tensions between the internationalisation drive and increasingly stringent political oversight of appointments and curricula. The article concludes by asking how far these contradictions can be explained with reference to 'decolonial' theories, or whether rather different analytical approaches are required. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-0068 1360-0486 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03050068.2025.2574754 |
