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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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Topic: Internet shutdown

Envoys found J&K ‘normal’ but US scuttles party with statement on restrictions

Not all of the 15 envoys who visited the Valley last week had their misgivings addressed. Sources said they found the Valley looking ‘normal’ and without any significant danger of massive protests.

‘Must be temporary’ — what Supreme Court judgment says on Kashmir internet shutdown

Supreme Court has ruled that govt can’t suspend internet for an indefinite period. Here are key extracts from the judgment.

Kashmir freeze will continue in 2020 as Modi govt’s promises to develop Valley look bleak

The silence maintained by the Kashmiri population and the leaders can in no way be taken as acceptance of Modi govt’s decision of 5 August 2019.

World is no more in awe of Modi. His 2019 adventures have robbed India of all the goodwill

Modi govt's claim that everything – CAA, NRC, Internet shutdowns, police excesses – is a 'domestic' issue and therefore of no concern to the outside world is simply not credible.

Bangladesh shuts down mobile services along borders with India over ‘security reasons’

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said network coverage in the border areas should be suspended until further notice.

India has wide grounds for internet shutdowns but minimal safeguards – 2019 saw its result

Internet shutdowns are blanket bans and should be subject to serious scrutiny. But from Kashmir to Rajasthan, the reality has been different.

CAA internet shutdowns: Violation of basic rights or extension of law enforcement measures?

The renewed protests against CAA-NRC Thursday saw internet shutdowns being imposed in parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam & Meghalaya.

Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio suspend internet in parts of Delhi-NCR amid anti-CAA protests

Services were suspended for locations including walled city areas of north and central Delhi districts, Mandi House, Seelampur, Jaffarbad, Mustafabad, Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh and Bawana.

China mouthpiece cites India’s example to justify internet shutdown ‘in state of emergency’

People's Daily, Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, says necessary regulation of the internet is a reasonable choice for sovereign countries.

Look at the numbers: Why Digital India can’t afford internet shutdowns with slowing economy

The Modi government imposed internet shutdowns in Kashmir, Assam and Uttar Pradesh this year. From 2012-2017, India lost $3 billion because of these shutdowns.

On Camera

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.