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by ashtonkem 1648 days ago
There's also the question whether any given institution is even capable of addressing the underlying causes, or whether it's in its best interest to do so. Sometimes the causes are big and deeply rooted, and a college is not capable of pushing back the metaphorical tide.

Focusing in on students specifically, I suspect (but do not know) that the extremely high pressure nature of going to a University in India is a factor. If that assumption is true, it's not clear whether the University is capable or willing to change that.