DOCSLIB.ORG

Parliamentary Documentation Vol. XXXVIII 1-15 February 2012 No.3

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Parliamentary Documentation Vol. XXXVIII 1-15 February 2012 No.3 Parliamentary Documentation Vol. XXXVIII 1-15 February 2012 No.3 AGRICULTURE -AGRICULTURE POLICY-(INDIA) 1 CHOUDHURY, Sujit Farm fatalities. STATESMAN (KOLKATA), 2012(4.2.2012) Suggests to revamp agriculture policy and farm based programmes of India. ** Agriculture-Agriculture Policy-(India). 2 DESAI, Bhupat M Agricultural policy, strategy, instruments and implementation: A review and the road ahead. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.46(No.53), 2011 (31.12.2011): P.42-50 ** Agriculture-Agriculture Policy-(India). -FARMS AND FARMERS-FARMERS' SUICIDE 3 SHIVA, Vandana Seed emergency. DECCAN CHRONICLE (HYDERABAD), 2012(1.2.2012) Analyses various domestic and global factors particularly buying of patented Genetically Modified seeds that pushed the farmers to commit suicide. ** Agriculture-Farms and Farmers-Farmers' Suicide; Agricultural Research. -FLORICULTURE 4 BHATTACHARJYA, Pranjal Kumar Employment potential of floriculture. ASSAM TRIBUNE (GUWAHATI), 2012(10.2.2012) ** Agriculture-Floriculture. -LAND AND LAND REFORMS-LAND ACQUISITION-(INDIA) 5 MAHAJAN, Ashwani Acquire and resettle. STATESMAN (KOLKATA), 2012(2.2.2012) Throws light on the drawbacks in the proposed Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011. ** Agriculture-Land and Land Reforms-Land Acquisition- (India). ** - Keywords 1 BIOGRAPHIES -POLITICAL LEADERS-GANDHI, RAHUL 6 ARUN, B S Outcome of Assembly polls could dictate Rahul's career graph. DECCAN HERALD (BANGALORE), 2012(1.2.2012) Comments on the efforts being made by Rahul Gandhi to revive Indian National Congress in Uttar Pradesh. ** Biographies-Political Leaders-GANDHI, Rahul. -POLITICAL LEADERS-PAWAR, SHARAD 7 KALYANI SHANKAR Politicians like Sharad Pawar don't retire. PIONEER (NEW DELHI), 2012(3.2.2012) Acknowledges the Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar's contribution to Indian politics. ** Biographies-Political Leaders-PAWAR, Sharad; Functions of Government-(India). -PROMINENT PERSONS-HAZARE, KISAN BABURAO 8 PRASANNARAJAN, S Hope of the hopeless. INDIA TODAY (NEW DELHI), V.37(No.1), 2012(2.1.2012): P.18-24 Describes life of Anna Hazare and his struggle against corruption. ** Biographies-Prominent Persons-HAZARE, Kisan Baburao; Corruption; Civil Society. -PROMINENT PERSONS-SUBRAHMANYAN, K 9 BARU, Sanjaya Empires of the mind. INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(8.2.2012) Pays tribute to K Subrahmanyan, an advisor to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ** Biographies-Prominent Persons-SUBRAHMANYAN, K. ** - Keywords 2 COMMERCE -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-(INDIA-PAKISTAN) 10 IYER, P Vaidyanathan Doing business with Pak. INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(12.2.2012) Discusses the prospects of trade and business between India and Pakistan. ** Commerce-International Trade-(India-Pakistan). -INTERNATIONAL TRADE-WTO 11 GOLDAR, Bishwanath and Others Impact of tariff reduction according to Doha modalities on India's trade of agricultural products. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.47 (No.2), 2012 (14.1.2012): P.57-64 ** Commerce-International Trade-WTO. 12 RAVI KANTH, D WTO: Another attempt at fighting irrelevance. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.47 (No.2), 2012 (14.1.2012): P.14-16 WTO: World Trade Organisation. Discusses the issue of concern in the ministerial meeting of World Trade Organisation held in Doha. ** Commerce-International Trade-WTO. 13 ZUTSHI, B K Regulatory freedom under GATS: Financial Services Sector. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.46(No.46), 2011 (12.11.2011): P.68-82 GATS: General Agreement on Trade in Services Examines critically the proposed changes in the World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade in Services for developing countries. ** Commerce-International Trade-WTO. -PATENTS 14 JOLLY, David Now, intellectual property pact draws fire in US, Europe. DECCAN HERALD (BANGALORE), 2012(10.2.2012) Deals with the protests in the United States against the Online Piracy Act, 2012 and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, 2011. ** Commerce-Patents. ** - Keywords 3 COMMUNICATIONS -TELECOM POLICY-(INDIA) 15 ANNAPURNA SINGH Cancellation sours corporate dreams. DECCAN HERALD (BANGALORE), 2012(5.2.2012) Gives a critical view on the decision of Supreme Court to cancel 2G spectrum licences of telecom firms. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 16 ANTONY, M J Twin gains from 2G verdict. BUSINESS STANDARD (NEW DELHI), 2012(8.2.2012) Expresses views on the dismissal to prosecute P Chidambram in 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 17 ARUN, B S UPA pays 2G price. DECCAN HERALD (BANGALORE), 2012(5.2.2012) Expresses views on Supreme Court's ruling against the 2G telecom spectrum allocation. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 18 BARMAN, Abheek Court strikes back. TIMES OF INDIA (MUMBAI), 2012(6.2.2012) Assesses the ripple effects of the Supreme Court's order on cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences on Indian economy. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 19 CHANAKYA Phone bill polls ? HINDUSTAN TIMES (NEW DELHI), 2012(5.2.2012) Comments on the Supreme Court's judgement on allocation of 2G telecom spectrum licences. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 20 CHERIAN, Devi Clean drive is straight drive. PIONEER (NEW DELHI), 2012(12.2.2012) ** - Keywords 4 COMMUNICATIONS -TELECOM POLICY-(INDIA) Deals with Supreme Court's recent judgement given on 2G telecom spectrum scam. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 21 DAS, Gurcharan Think of the spectrum like the village commons. TIMES OF INDIA (MUMBAI), 2012(12.2.2012) Comments on the Supreme Court's judgement on allocation of 2G telecom spectrum licences to private companies. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 22 DESAI, Ashok V Grabbers and watchers. TELEGRAPH (KOLKATA), 2012(7.2.2012) Welcomes Supreme Court's judgement on allocation of 2G telecom spectrum licences. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 23 GANDHI, Gopalkrishna Beyond the spectrum. HINDUSTAN TIMES (NEW DELHI), 2012(11.2.2012) Deals with the Supreme Court's verdict on the 2G telecom spectrum scam. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 24 MEHTA, Pratap Bhanu Court's contradictions. INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(10.2.2012) Discusses about the implications of Supreme Court's cancellation of licences of 2G telecom spectrum. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 25 MEHTA, Pratap Bhanu Governance after 2G. INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(9.2.2012) Deals with the Supreme Court's judgement on the cancellation of licences of 2G telecom spectrum. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. ** - Keywords 5 COMMUNICATIONS -TELECOM POLICY-(INDIA) 26 PRASAD, Ravi Shankar Account for the delay. INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(7.2.2012) PMO: Prime Minister Office. Raises question over insulation of Prime Minister from the Prime Minister Office blunder in the light of the Supreme Court's judgement on 2G telecom spectrum issue. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement; Prime Minister. 27 PRASAD, Rohit 2008 Telecom Licensing Policy: Conceptual issues. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY (MUMBAI), V.46(No.53), 2011 (31.12.2011): P.23-26 Discusses about the implications of 2008 Telecom Licensing Policy. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 28 RAJESH SINGH Clean chit that raises questions. PIONEER (NEW DELHI), 2012(7.2.2012) Comments on the dismissal of a petition filed by Subramanian Swamy in trial court to make the Finance Minister P Chidambram as co-accused in 2G telecom spectrum scam. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 29 RANGANATHAN, V Curious case of 3G roaming. ECONOMIC TIMES (NEW DELHI), 2012(1.2.2012) Raises questions on the auction policy of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on 3G telecom spectrum allocation. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 30 RANJAN, Prabhash Abroad spectrum. INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(8.2.2012) Focuses on the repercussions of Supreme Court's verdict on 2G telecom spectrum issue on the foreign telecom companies. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. ** - Keywords 6 COMMUNICATIONS -TELECOM POLICY-(INDIA) 31 SHALINI SINGH Welcome show of judicial muscle. HINDU (CHENNAI), 2012(10.2.2012) Discusses about the real impact of the Supreme Court's judgement about cancelling of 122 illegal telecom spectrum licenses. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 32 SINGHVI, Abhishek Where's the 'indictment' ? INDIAN EXPRESS (NEW DELHI), 2012(7.2.2012) Deals with the Supreme Court's judgement on 2G telecom spectrum issue. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 33 SRINIVASAN, Raghuvir You have to pay for wrong calls too, Telenor. HINDU (CHENNAI), 2012(8.2.2012) Focuses on impact of Supreme Court's judgement on cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licenses on the multinational giant Telenor. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 34 UPADHYA, Ramakrishna Rule of law triumphs. DECCAN HERALD (BANGALORE), 2012(4.2.2012) Comments on the Supreme Court's judgment pertaining to cancellation of all 122 2G spectrum licenses given to telecom companies. ** Communications-Telecom Policy-(India); 2G Telecom Scam Judgement. 35 UPPAL, Mahesh
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Contest of Indian Secularism
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto THE CONTEST OF INDIAN SECULARISM Erja Marjut Hänninen University of Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences Political History Master’s thesis December 2002 Map of India I INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1 PRESENTATION OF THE TOPIC ....................................................................................................................3 AIMS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 SOURCES AND LITERATURE ......................................................................................................................7 CONCEPTS ............................................................................................................................................... 12 SECULARISM..............................................................................................................14 MODERNITY ............................................................................................................................................ 14 SECULARISM ........................................................................................................................................... 16 INDIAN SECULARISM ..............................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Gender, Religion and Democratic Politics in India
    UNRISD UNITED NATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Gender, Religion and Democratic Politics in India Zoya Hasan Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Final Research Report prepared for the project Religion, Politics and Gender Equality September 2009 The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary devel- opment issues. Its work is guided by the conviction that, for effective development policies to be formulated, an understanding of the social and political context is crucial. The Institute attempts to provide governments, development agencies, grassroots organizations and scholars with a better understanding of how development policies and processes of economic, social and envi- ronmental change affect different social groups. Working through an extensive network of na- tional research centres, UNRISD aims to promote original research and strengthen research capacity in developing countries. UNRISD, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland phone 41 (0)22 9173020; fax 41 (0)22 9170650; [email protected], www.unrisd.org The Heinrich Böll Foundation is a Green Think Tank that is part of an International Policy Net- work promoting ecology, democracy, and human rights worldwide. It is part of the Green politi- cal movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of social- ism, liberalism, and conservatism. Its main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination and justice. It promotes gender democracy, meaning so- cial emancipation and equal rights for women and men, equal rights for cultural and ethnic mi- norities, societal and political participation of immigrants, non-violence and proactive peace poli- cies.
    [Show full text]
  • Visit of Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India to Tamil Nadu
    1 ‘State Visit’ of Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of the Republic of India to Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro & Brasilia), Mexico (Mexico City & Guadalajara) and Chile (Santiago) from 12 to 25 Apr 2008 COMPOSITION OF DELEGATION (I) President and Family 1. The President 2. Spouse of the President 3. Son of the President (II) President’s Secretariat Delegation 1. Dr Christy Fernandez Secretary to the President 2. Lt Gen Vinod Chopra, AVSM** Military Secretary to the President 3. Shri Barun Mitra Joint Secretary to the President 4. Smt Vijay Thakur Singh Joint Secretary-cum-Social Secretary to the President 5. Smt Archana Datta Officer on Special Duty (PR) 6. Dr (Smt) Parvati Singh Bais Physician to the President No. of auxiliary staff : 31 (III) Parliamentary Delegation 1. Shri Vilas Muttemwar MOS (IC), Minister of New & Renewable Energy 2. Shri Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan Member of Parliament 3. Ms Mabel Rebello Member of Parliament 4. Smt Kanimozhi Member of Parliament No. of supporting staff : 01 2 (IV) Ministry of External Affairs Delegation 1. Shri Nalin Surie Secretary (West), MEA 2. Shri Rinzing Wangdi Ambassador of India to Mexico (for Mexico only) 3. Shri HS Puri Ambassador of India to Brazil (for Brazil only) 4. Smt Susmita Gongulee Thomas Ambassador of India to Chile (for Chile only) 5. Shri Sunil Lal Chief of Protocol, MEA 6. Shri Ravi Thapar Joint Secretary, MEA No. of supporting staff : 05 (V) Security Staff Total : 17 (VI) Media Delegation 1. Shri Sumir Kaul Correspondent, PTI 2. Shri Kamal Singh Senior Photographer, PTI 3. Ms Liz Mathew Reporter, IANS 4.
    [Show full text]
  • Raiganj University
    1 Raiganj University Department of History Revised B.A. History Honours and B.A. (Programme) History as Discipline -1, Syllabi 2017 Under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) As approved by the Departmental Committee of Department of History, Raiganj University in its meeting dated 3.5.2017 & Revised in the DC meeting dated 15.03.2019 2 Structure of B.A. (Hons.) History Course under CBCS Core Course (14) C I: History of India-I C II: Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Ancient World C III: History of India-II C IV: Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the Medieval World C V: History of India-III (c. 750-1206) C VI: Rise of the Modern West-I C VII: History of India IV (c.1206-1550) C VIII: Rise of the Modern West -II C IX: History of India-V (c. 1550-1605) C X: History of India-VI (c. 1750-1857) C XI: History of Modern Europe- I (c. 1780-1939) C XII: History of India-VII (c. 1605-1750) C XIII: History of India-VIII (c. 1857-1950) C XIV: History of Modern Europe- II (1780-1939) Discipline Specific Elective (Any Four) Paper I: History of United States Of America -1(C. 1776 -1945) Paper II: History of United States Of America -I1(C. 1776 - 1945) Paper III: History of The USSR-I (c. 1917- 1964) Paper IV: History of The USSR-II (c. 1917- 1964) Paper V: History of Africa (c. 1500 - 1960s) Paper VI: History of Latin America (c. 1500 - 1960s) Paper VII: History of Southeast Asia-The 19TH Century Paper VIII: History of Southeast Asia-The 20TH Century Paper IX-History of Modern East Asia-I (c.1840-1949) Paper X-History of Modern East Asia-1I (c.
    [Show full text]
  • Edinburgh Research Explorer
    Edinburgh Research Explorer Leading by Example? Citation for published version: Jeffery, P, Jeffery, R & Jeffrey, C 2012, Leading by Example? Women Madrasah Teachers in Rural North India. in M Bano & H Kalmbach (eds), Women, Leadership and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority. Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World, vol. 11, Brill, Leiden/Boston, pp. 195-216 . Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Peer reviewed version Published In: Women, Leadership and Mosques Publisher Rights Statement: © Jeffery, P., Jeffery, R., & Jeffrey, C. (2012). Leading by Example?: Women Madrasah Teachers in Rural North India. In M. Bano, & H. Kalmbach (Eds.), Women, Leadership and Mosques. (pp. 195-216 ). (Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World). Leiden/Boston: Brill Academic Publishers. General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 26. Sep. 2021 Jeffery, Jeffery and Jeffrey: Leading by Example/1 7 January 2010 as sent to Masooda Leading by Example? Women madrasa teachers in rural north India Patricia Jeffery (University of Edinburgh), Roger Jeffery (University of Edinburgh) and Craig Jeffrey (University of Oxford) And it is also written in the Qur’ān Sarīf, these are the words of the pāk Qur’ān: “Tālīmul Qur’ān ta’ālam, Alāmul Qur’ān ta’ālam”.
    [Show full text]
  • Curriculum Vitae
    CURRICULUM VITAE FRANCINE R. FRANKEL November 2011 EDUCATION The University of Chicago, Ph.D., 1965 Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, M.A., 1958 The City College of New York, B.A., 1956 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor, 1965-70; Associate Professor, 1970-79; Professor, 1979- Founding Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 2006- Madan Lal Sobti Professor of Contemporary Indian Studies, 2003-06 Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India, 1992-2006 RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Fellow, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., 2006-07; and 1997-98 Research Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. 1990-92. Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, January 1984-June 1985. Visiting Member, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Spring 1976. Research Associate, Research Program in Economic Development, Princeton University, 1973-4 Research Fellow, Center for International Studies, Princeton University, 1969-73. 1 GRANTS AND AWARDS (exclusive of grants for general support and programs of CASI) Residential Fellowship Award, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2006-07; and 1997-98. Advanced Research Fellowship in Foreign Policy Studies, Social Science Research Council, 1990, 1991 Research Foundation, University of Pennsylvania Award, 1990-91, 1988-89, 1987-88. American Philosophical Society Research Grant, 1987-88. Smithsonian Institution Grant for international collaborative project in the social sciences, “Dominance and State Power in India”, May 1983-June 1986. Senior Scholar Award, Committee for Scholarly Communication with the People’s Republic of China, Spring 1985.
    [Show full text]
  • Unnale Unnale Movie Download
    Unnale unnale movie download click here to download Unnale Unnale HD Movie Download Unnale Unnale Tamil Movie Download. Unnale Unnale Mp4 HD Movie Download Unnale Unnale Mp4 Tamil Movie Download. Unnale Unnale HD Tamil Movie Download, Unnale Unnale HD Movie Free Download. Unnale Unnale Full Movie Download Unnale Unnale Mp4 Mobile Movie Download Unnale Unnale Tamil Movie isaimini Download Unnale Unnale HD DVDRip. Unnale Unnale full movie torrents - A love triangle forms between a happy-go-lucky man, an equally chirpy woman and a serious woman. Watch Unnale Unnale Full Movie HD!. Unnale Unnale Tamil Movie is a Tamil Movie. Unnale Unnale Tamil Movie stars newcomer Vinay. Subscribe Uie Movies for Latest Movies: www.doorway.ru Like Us: www.doorway.ru Tickets Online Booking (www.doorway.ru) Kashmora Movie Tickets Online Booking (www.doorway.ru) Kashmora Movie Tickets Online Booking (www.doorway.ru). Unnale Unnale Tamil Movie, Unnale Unnale Songs Download Music By Harris Jayaraj - Unnale Unnale. Unnale Unnale ( FILM) Full Cast & Crew. Unnale Unnale () full movie watch online free,watch Unnale Unnale,Unnale Unnale full movie,download Unnale Unnale,Unnale Unnale tamil movie watch. Popular Posts. Sillunu Oru Kadhal HD Movie Download · Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi HQ Movie Download · [DVD-Rip]Dhoom 2 [Tamil Dubbed] Full movie. Music Tamil Unnale_Unnale New Hits High Quality Best Mp3 Songs kbps and kbps Free Download Latest Hits Music downloads. Drama · A love triangle forms between a happy-go-lucky man, an equally chirpy woman and a .. Trivia. This movie marks Tanisha Mukherjee, bollywood actress Kajol's sister's debut in Tamil movies See more» .
    [Show full text]
  • India – Censorship for a Good Cause?
    India – Censorship for a Good Cause? May, 2013 Written by Judith Schrempf-Stirling at the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond. Copyright © Judith Schrempf-Stirling. This case was written for the purpose of classroom discussion. It is not to be duplicated or cited in any form without the copyright holder’s express permission. For permission to reproduce or cite this case, contact Judith Stirling-Schrempf ([email protected]). In your message, state your name, affiliation and the intended use of the case. Permission for classroom use will be granted free of charge. Other cases are available at: http://robins.richmond.edu/centers/center-for- active-business-education/research/case-network.html INTRODUCTION Normally, Information Technology (IT) corporations such as Google or Yahoo are criticized and sued for their direct complicity in censorship and its related human rights violations: Yahoo was sued under the Alien Tort Claim Act for providing the Chinese government with personal ac- count information of dissidents Wang Xiaoning and Shi Tao who were subsequently arrested and tortured for publishing state sensitive information on the web (Kahn, 2005). Nokia Siemens Networks was criticized for collaborating with the oppressive regime in Iran, and providing the regime with monitoring technology that enabled the government to identify, capture and eventu- ally torture dissidents (Schrempf, 2011). In 2010, an Iranian activist also sued Nokia Siemens Networks and its parent companies for their complicity in his torture (Dehghan, 2010). Recently, two lawsuits were filed against Cisco for providing the Chinese government with customized IT equipment that enables the government to track dissenters (The Economist, 2011).
    [Show full text]
  • 13 15 9 12 Total (0-100) 39 47 POPULATION: 1.3
    FREEDOM ON THE NET 2013 1 INDIA 2012 2013 POPULATION: 1.3 billion PARTLY PARTLY INTERNET FREEDOM STATUS INTERNET PENETRATION 2012: FREE FREE 13 percent SOCIAL MEDIA/ICT APPS BLOCKED: Yes Obstacles to Access (0-25) 13 15 POLITICAL/SOCIAL CONTENT BLOCKED: Yes Limits on Content (0-35) 9 12 BLOGGERS/ICT USERS ARRESTED: Yes Violations of User Rights (0-40) 17 20 PRESS FREEDOM 2013 STATUS: Partly Free Total (0-100) 39 47 * 0=most free, 100=least free KEY DEVELOPMENTS: MAY 2012 – APRIL 2013 Hundreds of blocks, supposedly targeting inflammatory content, affected a wide range of pages, including some in the public interest (see VIOLATIONS OF USER RIGHTS). At least eleven people were charged under Section 66 of the 2008 IT Act amendment for posts on social media (see VIOLATIONS OF USER RIGHTS). Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was arrested for anti-corruption cartoons, initially on charge of sedition, which carries a life sentence (see VIOLATIONS OF USER RIGHTS). The Central Monitoring System, partly in place since April 2013, seeks to equip a range of agencies to monitor any electronic communication in real time, without informing the target or a judge (see VIOLATIONS OF USER RIGHTS). Online campaigning for women’s rights in the wake of a brutal sexual assault promoted street protests and some legislative reforms (see LIMITS ON CONTENT). INDIA FREEDOM ON THE NET 2013 2 INTRODUCTION The internet has become a powerful tool for sharing information and articulating dissent in India, despite low overall penetration and power shortages limiting access for many. While still concentrated in urban areas, access is gradually spreading to rural India, providing a forum for voices not always represented in the traditional media.
    [Show full text]
  • List of Publications
    BOOKS Religion, Community and Education: The Case of Rural Bihar, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2012) Fixing of Electoral Boundaries in India: Laws, Processes, Outcomes and Implications for Political Representation (Co-editor K.C Sivaramakrishnan), Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2015) Democratic Accommodations: Minorities in Cotemporary India (with Peter Ronald deSouza and Hilal Ahmed), New Delhi: Bloomsbury Publishing (2019) CONTRIBUTION IN EDITED VOLUME Mohd. Sanjeer Alam (2020): ‘Muslim Minorities in India: Trapped in Exclusion and Political Populism’ in Volker Kaul and Ananya Vajpeyi (eds.): Minorities and Populism: Critical Perspectives from South Asia and Europe, Springer International Publishing _____________________ (2020): ‘Madrasa’ in Peter Ronald deSouza and Rukmani Bhaya Nair (eds.): Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century, Bloomsbury Publishing Mohd. Sanjeer Alam and Hilal Ahmed (2017): ‘Place, Politics and Voting: Lok Sabha Elections 2014’ in Suhas Palshikar, Sanjay Kumar and Sanjay Lodha (eds.): Electoral Politics in India: The Resurgence of BJP, Routledge India Mohd. Sanjeer Alam (2016): ‘Religious and Caste Differentials in Accessing White Collar Jobs in India: Does Education Level the Playing Field?’ in Riaz Hassan (ed.), Indian Muslims: Struggling for Equality of Citizenship, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press ___________________________ (2015): ‘Selection of Reserved Seats: Laws, Procedures and Implication for Equal Political Opportunity’ in Mohd. Sanjeer Alam and K.C Sivaramakrishnan
    [Show full text]
  • List of Publications
    PUBLICATIONS BOOKS (PUBLISHED ) • Religion, Community and Education: The Case of Rural Bihar , Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2012) • Fixing of Electoral Boundaries in India: Laws, Processes, Outcomes and Implications for Political Representation (Co-editor K.C Sivaramakrishnan), Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2015) CONTRIBUTION IN EDITED VOLUME (P UBLISHED ) • Mohd. Sanjeer Alam (2016): ‘Religious and Caste Differentials in Accessing White Collar Jobs in India: Does Education Level the Playing Field?’ in Riaz Hassan (ed.), Indian Muslims: Struggling for Equality of Citizenship, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press • ___________________________ (2015): ‘Selection of Reserved Seats: Laws, Procedures and Implication for Equal Political Opportunity’ in Mohd. Sanjeer Alam and K.C Sivaramakrishnan (eds.): Fixing of Electoral Boundaries in India: Laws, Processes, Outcomes and Implications for Political Representation , Oxford University Press, New Delhi • ____________________________ (2015): ‘Schooling in India: Democratization or Reproduction of Structured Inequalities’ in Vipul Mudgal (ed), Claiming India from Below, London: Routledge • ____________________________ (2013): ‘Education and Exclusion of Muslims’ in Mushirul Hasan and Zoya Hasan (eds), India Social Development Report , New Delhi: Oxford University Press (pp. 196-211). • _______________________ (2013): “Understanding Social Exclusion” in Aparajita Chattopadhyay (ed), Poverty and Social Exclusion in India , Rawat Publications (pp. 15-26). • _______________________ (2013): ‘Minorities and National Integration in India: Emerging Concerns and Policy Tensions’ in Kidwai, A. R and A. Beg (eds.) Perspectives on National Integration , New Delhi: Viva Publications (pp. 3-22). • ________________________ (2010): 'Unequal They Stand: Decision making and Gendered Spaces within Family' in Saraswati Raju and Kuntala Lhiri-Dutt (eds), Doing Gender, Doing Geography: Emerging Research in India, New Delhi: Routledge RESEARCH PAPERS IN PEER REVIEWED /PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS • Mohd.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Although India's Internet Penetration Rate of Less Than 10 Percent Is Low
    FREEDOM HOUSE Freedom on the Net 2012 1 INDIA 2011 2012 Partly Partly POPULATION: 1.3 billion INTERNET FREEDOM STATUS Free Free INTERNET PENETRATION 2011: 10 percent Obstacles to Access (0-25) 12 13 WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS BLOCKED: Yes NOTABLE POLITICAL CENSORSHIP: No Limits on Content (0-35) 8 9 BLOGGERS/I USERS ARRESTED: Yes Violations of User Rights (0-40) 16 17 PRESS FREEDOM STATUS: Partly Free Total (0-100) 36 39 * 0=most free, 100=least free INTRODUCTION Although India’s internet penetration rate of less than 10 percent is low by global standards, the country is nonetheless home to over 100 million users, placing it third behind only China and the United States as of early 2012.1 In the past, instances of the central government and state officials seeking to control communication technologies and censor undesirable content were relatively rare and sporadic. However, since the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which killed 171 people, the need, desire, and ability of the Indian government to monitor, censor, and control the communication sector have grown.2 Given the range of security threats facing the country, many Indians feel that the government should be allowed to monitor personal communications such as telephone calls, email messages, and financial transactions.3 It is in this context that Parliament passed amendments to the Information Technology Act (ITA) in 2008, expanding censorship and monitoring capabilities. This trend continued in 2011 with the adoption of regulations increasing surveillance in cybercafes. Meanwhile, the government and non-state actors have intensified pressure on intermediaries, including social media applications, to remove upon request a wide range of content vaguely defined as “offensive” and potentially pre-screen 1 Eric Ernest, “India To Be World’s Third Largest Internet Market,” PC World, November 8, 2011, http://www.pcworld.in/news/india-be-worlds-third-largest-internet-market-57792011.
    [Show full text]