Six villages on India-Nepal border in UP's Bahraich — Bharthapur, Kartaniya, Amba, Bardiya, Fakirpuri, and Bisunapur — remain cut off from dreams of digital India & development.
Villagers threaten to boycott polls if they don't get mobile phone network. It's also an issue for polling & security officials, who'll need wireless headsets to relay information.
A steel cell tower or sleek 5G box is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s a visible sign of global communication networks gradually eroding our autonomy.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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