Topic: Internet shutdown
IT ministry gives no timeline for restoring 4G in J&K at Parliamentary panel meet
Panel members questioned IT ministry for failing to lay down protocols on internet shutdown 7 months after SC order. The ministry, meanwhile, said 5G will be rolled out by March 2021.
Internet shutdowns, pandemic have cost Kashmir Rs 40,000 cr, 5 lakh jobs, says industry head
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad said the 2G internet currently available in the region is not enough for many businesses.
SC quoted jurist Ronald Dworkin in passing. Kashmir 4G order shows it must read him in full
Given the broad consensus in India on national security, currently raised to the level of a frenzy, it is understandable that judges do not wish to be alienated.
J&K Police issues ad asking people to flag ‘inflammatory’ social media messages
In an advertisement published in local newspapers Saturday, Jammu and Kashmir Police urged people to become 'peace-makers', and also announced rewards.
Social media ban lifted in J&K after 7 months but internet speed to remain at 2G
The J&K administration, however, reiterates that existing restrictions on mobile data services will remain.
VK Saraswat, India’s top scientist who thinks Kashmiris use internet only for ‘dirty films’
Ex-DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat, a member of the NITI Aayog, was quoted as saying the internet shutdown in J&K did not have a significant economic impact.
Kashmir apex trade body condemns Saraswat’s ‘dirty films’ remark, demands his immediate removal
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Sheikh Ashiq said VK Saraswat's comments maligned Kashmiris and he had no right to do so.
Only ‘dirty films’ were being watched in Kashmir, NITI Aayog member justifies internet ban
NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat said that the suspension of internet in Kashmir Valley has not had any effect on business.
After SC, how Tripura High Court added muscle to freedom of speech & expression
In two judgments on 9 and 10 January, Tripura High Court upheld freedom of speech and expression — specifically in relation to social media — under Article 19.
India lost at least $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019
India suffered the third-highest loss after Iraq and Sudan after Internet access remained shut for over 4,000 hours last year.
What ails Arab economies is older than Covid-19
Dependence on oil and natural-gas exports and an over-reliance on Europe and US as trade partners have made it difficult for the region's integration into the world economy.
Bengaluru-based startup FreshToHome raises $121 million from investors, including US govt
FreshToHome is one of the largest players in the $94 billion Indian fish and meat market, processing some 1.5 million orders a month and about $85 million in annual sales.
Defence
The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India’s military growth
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, the last of the key foundational agreements between India & US, was signed Tuesday. LEMOA was signed in 2016 and COMCASA in 2018.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.