Prof. VirenderKoundal

When the Chief Minister recently announced that the upcoming National Law University (NLU) in Jammu and Kashmir would be set up in the Kashmir province, the statement reignited a deep and familiar sense of déjà vu across the Jammu region. Once again, people in Jammu are asking a simple question why are critical national institutions consistently diverted towards one region without a transparent feasibility study, public consultation, or consideration of regional balance? The NLU is not just another higher education institution; it is a national premier institute, akin to the IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS, meant to serve as a beacon of legal education, research, and policy in a federal democratic structure. Its location, therefore, must not be reduced to regional favoritism o

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