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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

British professor barred from India over ‘anti-national work’ vows to fight back: ‘I cannot be silenced’

A British writer and professor of Indian origin has said she would fight back after the Narendra Modi-led government revoked her long-term visa on allegations of indulging in “anti-India activities”.

Nitasha Kaul, a professor at the University of Westminster in London, said her Overseas Citizen of India card was cancelled by the Indian government, barring her from visiting her elderly mother, who lives in India. The OCI card allows foreigners of Indian ancestry to visit, work and live in the country indefinitely.

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