FILE – Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah addresses the gathering throughout the Kashmir University Mega Alumni Meet 2025, in Srinagar on Sunday, July 27, 2025. (IANS)
Srinagar: Three Kashmir-based universities have terminated their agreements with a US-based non-governmental organisation after intelligence companies flagged its actions.
Kashmir Care Foundation (KCF), which is headquartered in Atlanta, United States, and registered as a not-for-profit, non-religious and apolitical organisation, had signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Kashmir University (KU), Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUAST) in 2025, a 12 months after the NGO was based.
All three universities, in separate official correspondence, have conveyed to KCF concerning the cancellation of their agreements, ETV Bharat has learnt. At Kashmir University, the joint settlement signed in December 2025 between the 2 entities was meant for furthering academic initiatives by way of workshops, seminars and different educational engagements in STEM, humanities and associated fields.
However, the letter of cancellation despatched by the varsity to the president of the muse says continuation of the MoU is “not in the larger institutional interest” of the University.
Likewise, the Islamic University of Science and Technology has invoked ‘Force Majeure’ clause of the settlement to terminate the MoU for the collaborative initiatives.
“It is further confirmed that no financial, contractual, or other liabilities have accrued to either party under the said MoU. This communication may be treated as formal notice of termination of the Memorandum of Understanding,” reads the official correspondence by IUST accessed by ETV Bharat.
The SKUAST has also written a formal communication to the KCF about the cancellation of the agreement signed in April 2025. Officially, the universities cancelled the agreement after review from the “competent authority” found it not in the interest of the educational institution.
However, it was learnt that the cancellation was triggered after intelligence agencies flagged certain individuals who are part of the KCF. “Authorities suspect that these platforms are getting used as delicate channels to disseminate a particular ideological agenda. The involvement of US-based actors has additional intensified scrutiny with fears of coordinated affect efforts throughout borders,” sources said.
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